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Beta Cassiopeiae (β Cas β Cassiopeiae) is a Delta Scuti variable star in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a subgiant or giant star belonging to the spectral class F2 with a mean apparent magnitude of +2.27 and absolute magnitude of +1.16. It has the traditional name Caph from the Arabic word كف kaf palm (i.e. reaching from the Pleiades) also known as Al Sanām al Nākah. Another Arabic name is al-Kaff al-Khadib.
