---
name: ι Cas
constellation: Cas
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2023-11-05 18:11:59.090121
updated_by: editor.cs
updated_date: 2023-11-05 18:11:59.090125
---
one of the most beautiful triple stars in the sky. The main, white star with a brightness of 4.7mag is accompanied by a yellow and blue component. At a distance of 2.3", there is the first companion with a brightness of 7mag. At a separation of 7.2", there is a second component associated with this system, with a brightness of 8.4mag. The components of the main AB pair orbit each other every 840 years.