Caph

A Delta-Scuti variable giant, visible as a second-magnitude white star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism.

Proper noun

  1. A Delta-Scuti variable giant, visible as a second-magnitude white star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism.

Origin

From Arabic كَفّ (kaff, “palm (of the hand)”).

Synonyms

β Cassiopeiae β Cas Beta Cassiopeiae