The AsterNym star registry
Cexing
Cexing: the blue-white star of Cassiopeia
blue-white · Cassiopeia · κ Cas
Cexing is a blue-white star — the colour of the hottest, youngest suns in the constellation Cassiopeia, one of the few thousand stars bright enough to carry an officially recognised name. On a dark, clear night you can find it with your own eyes.
Most stars in the sky are anonymous points of light. Cexing is not — it has held a name across generations of sky-watchers, which makes it a rare thing to attach a name of your own to.
Real star · Personal dedication · Recorded in the AsterNym registry
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Cexing at a glance
- Constellation
- Cassiopeia
- Other name
- κ Cas
- Catalogue number
- HIP 2599
- Brightness
- Magnitude 4.16 naked-eye
- Star type
- B1Ia
- Colour
- blue-white
- Best seen from
- The far northern sky
- Right ascension
- 00h 33m 00s
- Declination
- +62° 55′ 54″
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.
What could a Cexing dedication represent?
Cexing is especially meaningful for someone who:
- · Deserves something older than any gift shop
- · Marks a beginning, an anniversary or a promise
- · Is remembered every time you look up
- · Has a light you want recorded somewhere permanent
Dedication idea
“For the one I think of when I find Cassiopeia in the sky.”
Where can you see Cexing?
It is a deep-northern star: easy from Europe, North America and northern Asia, but it never rises for observers south of about latitude 27°S.
Cexing belongs to Cassiopeia.
Dedicate Cexing to someone who matters
A flower fades. A card is eventually put away. A star gives your message a place in the sky.
Your Cexing dedication includes:
- · Your chosen dedication name
- · Your personal message
- · Cexing's real astronomical coordinates
- · A shareable dedication page
- · Its location on the AsterNym Galaxy Map
- · An optional printable certificate and gift presentation
Cexing keeps its established astronomical name. Your dedication is a personal commemorative record within the AsterNym registry.
Frequently asked questions about Cexing
- Is Cexing the brightest star?
- Cexing shines at magnitude 4.16 — visible to the naked eye on a clear night, one of the few thousand stars with an officially recognised name.
- How far away is Cexing?
- Cexing's distance is catalogued from its measured parallax; see its astronomical coordinates below.
- Which constellation contains Cexing?
- Cexing is part of Cassiopeia.
- Can everyone see Cexing?
- It is a deep-northern star: easy from Europe, North America and northern Asia, but it never rises for observers south of about latitude 27°S.
- Is dedicating Cexing an official astronomical renaming?
- No. Cexing keeps its internationally recognised astronomical name. An AsterNym dedication records your personal name and message in the AsterNym registry without changing the star's scientific identity.