About the star :

A double star, 3.6 and 7, pale yellow and blue, under the left eye of the Sea Monster, Cetus.

Kaffeljidhma, Al Kaff al Jidhmah or Al-Kaff al-Jadhma' , "The cut-short hand", (reaching from the Pleiades) is the Arabs' name for the whole group marking the Whale's head, but in modern lists is exclusively applied to this star. Those in the head, alpha (Menkar), gamma (Kaffaljidhma), delta, lamda, mu, xi ¹and xi², were Al Kaff al Jidhmah, "the Part of a Hand", from a fancied resemblance to their "Stained Hand", our Cassiopeia. (Allen).

Influence of the constellation : According to Ptolemy this constellation is like Saturn. It is said to cause laziness and idleness, but to confer an emotional and charitable nature, with the ability to command, especially in war. Makes one amiable, prudent, happy by sea and land, and helps to recover lost goods. (Robson).  

Remember, only the parallel and conjunction are important and the orb must be no more than 1 degree.