14 Cephei
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.41°
Az: 35.17°
Direction: North-East
14 Cephei is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class O9 in the constellation of Cepheus.
14 Cephei visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, 14 Cephei is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
DSS2 image of 14 Cephei. The red arrow shows the motion of 14 Cephei during the next
100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 14 Cephei.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 14 Cephei.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Cephei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 14 Cephei.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
14 Cephei is distant 4,657.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
14 Cephei is circumpolar and transits at 20:54 UTC (altitude: 83.4°)