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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Kappa Cassiopeiae
Flamsteed Number	15 Cassiopeiae
HR (BSC)	130
HD	2905
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right Ascension	0h 33m 0s
Declination	+62° 55' 54"
Distance	c.4,600 light years c.1,400 parsecs (uncertain)
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.19 Absolute: -6.54
Spectral Class	B1Ia blue supergiant
Optimum Visibility	October (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

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