6 Cassiopeiae

~ 195,000 L ☉

6 Cassiopeiae is an approximately 8200 light years distant quadruple star system located in the constellation Cassiopeia.

6 Cas A is a white supergiant of spectral type A. After Rho Cassiopeiae 6 Cas A is the most luminous star of stellar association Cas OB5, which can be found in the constellation Cassiopeia in the northern hemisphere.

6 Cas A is probably at least 25 times as heavy as the sun. Its apparent brightness is 5.43 like so that it is hardly noticeable under good conditions with the naked eye. With an absolute visual magnitude of -8.3 like he is one of the brightest stars at all. Compared to the Sun, it is 195,000 times brighter.

Currently, 6 Cassiopeiae develops comparatively as Deneb to a red supergiant.

Little is known about the three small components.