11 Cephei
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 35.25°
Az: 343.29°
Direction: North-North-West
11 Cephei is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Cepheus.
11 Cephei visual magnitude is 4.56. Because of its moderate brightness, 11 Cephei is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of 11 Cephei. The red arrow shows the motion of 11 Cephei during the next
1000 years (1.95 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.65 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 11 Cephei.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Cephei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 11 Cephei.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
11 Cephei is distant 175.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
11 Cephei is circumpolar and transits at 03:47 UTC (altitude: 67.8°)