CEPHEUS
(Abbreviation: Cep).
A rather undistinguished constellation, though it contains d Cephei – the prototype Cepheid. Mythologically, Cepheus was Andromeda’s father and Cassiopia’s wife. There are 8 stars above the 4th magnitude – though one of these, the ‘Garnet star, m, is irregular variable which is generally rather below this limit.
BRIGHTEST
STARS
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAG. |
ABS.MAG. |
SPEC |
DIST.
PC | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | |||||
|
1 k |
20 |
08 |
53.1 |
+77 |
42 |
41 |
4.39 |
-0.8 |
B9 |
100 |
|
2 q |
20 |
29 |
34.7 |
+62 |
59 |
39 |
4.22 |
1.8 |
AO |
34 |
|
3 h |
20 |
45 |
17.2 |
+61 |
50 |
20 |
3.43 |
3.2 |
KO |
14 |
|
5 a |
21 |
18 |
34.6 |
+62 |
35 |
08 |
2.44 |
1.9 |
A7 |
14
ALDERAMIN |
|
8 b |
21 |
28 |
39.4 |
+70 |
33 |
39 |
3.23v |
-3.6 |
B2 |
230
ALPHIRIK |
|
9
|
21 |
37 |
55.0 |
+62 |
04 |
55 |
4.73 |
-5.7 |
B2 |
640 |
|
11 |
21 |
41 |
55.1 |
+72 |
18 |
42 |
4.56 |
0.2 |
KO |
60 |
|
m |
21 |
43 |
30.2 |
+58 |
46 |
48 |
var. |
-7.0 |
M2 |
480 THE ‘GARNET STAR
|
|
10 n |
21 |
45 |
26.8 |
+61 |
07 |
15 |
4.29 |
-7.5 |
A2 |
1200 |
|
17 x |
22 |
03 |
45.7 |
+64 |
37 |
42 |
4.29 |
2.3 |
F7+G |
37
KURDAH |
|
21 z |
22 |
10 |
51.1 |
+58 |
12 |
05 |
3.35 |
-4.4 |
K1 |
220 |
|
23 e |
22 |
15 |
01.8 |
+57 |
02 |
37 |
4.19 |
1.7 |
FO |
30 |
|
27 d |
22 |
29 |
10.1 |
+58 |
24 |
55 |
var. |
-4.6v |
F8 |
410 PROTOTYPE
CEPHEID |
|
32 i |
22 |
49 |
40.6 |
+66 |
12 |
02 |
3.52 |
0.0 |
K1 |
39 |
|
33 p |
23 |
07 |
53.7 |
+75 |
23 |
16 |
4.41 |
0.4 |
G2 |
59 |
|
35 g |
23 |
39 |
20.7 |
+77 |
37 |
57 |
3.21 |
2.2 |
K1 |
16
AIRAI |
|
43H |
01 |
08 |
44.6 |
+86 |
15 |
15 |
4.25 |
-0.1 |
K2 |
68 |
DOUBLES
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAGS. |
P.A. |
DIST.” | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | ||||
|
1 k |
20 |
08.7 |
+77 |
42 |
4.4,
8.2 |
122 |
7.4 SLOW
BINARY |
|
8 b |
21 |
28.7 |
+70 |
34 |
3.2,
8.2 |
250 |
13.7 FIXED |
|
17 x |
22 |
03.8 |
+64 |
38 |
4.6,
6.6 |
280 |
7.2 SLOW
BINARY |
|
34 o |
23 |
18.6 |
+68 |
06 |
5.0,
7.3 |
208 |
2.7
BINARY |
|
27 d |
22 |
29.2 |
+58 |
25 |
var.,
7.5 |
192 |
41.0
FIXED |
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
RANGE |
PERIOD,D. |
SPEC |
TYPE | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||||
|
T |
21 |
08.9 |
+68 |
17 |
5.4---11.0 |
389 |
M |
MIRA |
|
S |
21 |
35.9 |
+78 |
24 |
7.4---12.9 |
488 |
N |
MIRA VERY
RED |
|
VV |
21 |
55.2 |
+63 |
23 |
4.9---5.2 |
7430 |
M2+B9 |
ECLIPSING |
|
d |
22 |
29.2 |
+58 |
25 |
3.51---4.42 |
5.37 |
F-K |
CEPHEID |
|
W |
22 |
34.5 |
+58 |
10 |
6.9---8.6 |
1100? |
K |
SEMI-REGULAR |
|
m |
21 |
43.5 |
+58 |
47 |
3.6---5.1 |
--- |
M |
IRREGULAR |
|
U |
00 |
57.7 |
+81 |
36 |
6.6---9.8 |
2.5 |
B+G |
(ALGOL) |
|
R.A. |
DEC |
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|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||
