Rho Cassiopeia is an enormous star, emitting roughly 550,000 times more energy than the [[Sun]] and an [[absolute magnitude]] of -7.5.<ref name=constellation-guide/> It is thought the star's mass is roughly 40 [[solar mass]]es and a radius of 4.3 [[AU]], making it 450 times larger than the sun.<ref name=Gorlova>
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Rho Cassiopeia lies 11,648.69 [[light year]]s from [[Earth]].<ref name=universeguide/> It is an enormous star, emitting roughly 550,000 times more energy than the [[Sun]] and an [[absolute magnitude]] of -7.5.<ref name=constellation-guide/> It is thought the star's mass is roughly 40 [[solar mass]]es and a radius of 4.3 [[AU]], making it 450 times larger than the sun.<ref name=Gorlova>