Cassiopeia Questions - Please Help?

Question

What are the names of the stars in Cassiopeia?
Haw far is it from earth?
How did Cassiopeia get its name?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Here are two articles on Cass. When you look at the second file, you'll see like allconstellations te stars are no where close to each other. They just make a pattern when we see them....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassiopeia_(constellation)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stars_in_Cassiopeia

Answer 2

Cassiopeia is a constellation, and not an object in space like a star. Each of the stars and objects in Cassiopeia has a different distance from Earth.
Cassiopeia, like most constellations in the Northern Hemisphere on Earth, has taken its name from ancient Greek mythology. Cassiopeia was a queen, the queen of Ethiopia and according to mythology she was put in the heavens upside down as a punishment from the god Poseidon.

Answer 3

For all you ever want to know go to:

http://www.astronomical.org/portal/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=18