hip-8046

Hot blue star

Its story

44 Cassiopeiae is a blue B-type star burning over a thousand light-years away, set in the silhouette of the queen seated on her celestial throne. Its atmosphere, far hotter than the Sun's, radiates with the intensity reserved for massive suns. It belongs to the deep background of Cassiopeia's W, a region scored by the Milky Way and by the scars of ancient supernova explosions.

Constellation: Cassiopeia
Apparent magnitude: 5.78
Distance: 1045.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 25.832° · Dec 60.551°
Catalogue: HIP 8046 · HD 10425

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