[1881] delta Cassiopeiae, also known as Ksora or Ruchbah ("knee") is an eclipsing binary star about 99 light-years distant. It has an apparent visual magnitude that varies between 2.68 and 2.71.
RUCHBAH (Delta Cassiopeiae). Among the most loved, most charming, and most visible of constellations is Cassiopeia, the celestial Queen.
5 light-years (ly) away from our Sun, Sol, in the part (1:47:44.8+63:51:9.0, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Cassiopeia, the Lady of the Chair -- near Segin (Epsilon Cassiopeiae) and M103, northeast of Ruckbah (Delta Cassiopeiae) and the Double Cluster, ...
M 103 can be seen with 7x35 binoculars about 1 degree northeast of Delta Cassiopeiae, but is best viewed using a telescope at low magnifications. W5 is a large star-forming region in Cassiopeia lying about 7,000 light years away.
Mythology ...
Beta Cassiopeiae is known as Caph from the Arabic meaning ‘stained hand', as the stars of Cassiopeia were thought by them to represent a hand stained with henna. Delta Cassiopeiae is named Ruchbah, from the Arabic for ‘knee', rukbat.
Kaus Media Delta Sagittarii
Keid Omicron-2 Eridani
Kitalpha Alpha Equulei
Kleeia Delta-3 Tauri
Kochab Beta Ursae Minoris
Kornephoros Beta Herculis
Kraz Beta Corvi
Ksora Delta Cassiopeiae
Kullat Nunu Eta Piscium
Kuma Nu Draconis ...
 See also: Delta, Ruchba, Andromeda, Constellation, Gamma Cas
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