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Asterisms · Asterism · 5 stars across Cassiopeia

Asterism

W

The W of Cassiopeia — or an M, depending on the time of night, as it turns around the pole.

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Stars
Cih, Schedar, Caph, Ruchbah, Segin
Constellation
Cassiopeia
Spans
about 13° of sky
Highest at midnight
early October

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Opposite the Big Dipper across Polaris: when one is low, the other is high.

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