Official IAU constellation
Cassiopeia
Seated Queen
IAU abbreviation: Cas
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
September, October, November
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
5 stars, 4 lines
About
Cassiopeia is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 5 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Cassiopeia is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 5 stars with 4 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Cih (apparent magnitude 2.15).
Important Stars
SeginRuchbahCihSchedarCaph