Tau Cassiopeiae is a solitary, orange hued star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from τ Cassiopeiae, and abbreviated Tau Cas or τ Cas. This star is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of +4.86. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 18.78 mas as seen from Earth, this star is located about 173.7 light-years (53.3 pc) from the Sun. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −20 km/s.