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Proper Names	Ruchbah, Ksora
Bayer Designation	Delta Cassiopeiae
Flamsteed Number	37 Cassiopeiae
HR (BSC)	403
HD	8538
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right Ascension	1h 25m 49s
Declination	+60° 14' 7"
Distance	95 light years 29 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.7 Absolute: +0.2
Spectral Class	A5IV white subgiant
Optimum Visibility	October / November (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	Often known by the alternative common name of Ksora, Ruchbah is a binary system. The central white subgiant star has a companion whose orbit causes Ruchbah's apparent magnitude to dip periodically as the two stars eclipse one another, as seen from Earth.

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