The King
Cepheus
Genitive: Cephei · abbreviation Cep
Best evening month
October
Visible from
19°S to 90°N
Centre RA
22h 30m 00s
Centre Dec
+71° 00′
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Mythology & origin
King Cepheus of Aethiopia, husband of Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda. It gives its name to Cepheid variable stars, through Delta Cephei.
Ptolemy · Almagest, 2nd century AD
Brightest stars
- mag 2.45
Alderamin
α Cephei · HIP 105199
- mag 3.21
Errai
γ Cephei · HIP 116727
- mag 3.23
Alfirk
β Cephei · HIP 106032
- mag 3.39
ζ Cephei
HIP 109492
- mag 3.41
Kabalfird
η Cephei · HIP 102422
- mag 3.50
ι Cephei
HIP 112724
- mag 4.07
δ Cephei
HIP 110991
- mag 4.18
ε Cephei
HIP 109857
- mag 4.21
Al Kidr
θ Cephei · HIP 101093
- mag 4.23
The Garnet Star
μ Cephei · HIP 107259