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Kappa Cassiopeiae (κ Cas κ Cassiopeiae) is a star in the constellation Cassiopeia.κ Cassiopeiae is a blue-white B-type supergiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.17. It is approximately 4000 light years from Earth. It is classified as an Alpha Cygni type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.22 to +4.30.It is a runaway star moving at around 2.5 million mph relative to its neighbors (1100 kilometers per second).