20 Cephei
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 53.38°
Az: 314.92°
Direction: North-West
20 Cephei is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Cepheus.
20 Cephei visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, 20 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 20 Cephei. The red arrow shows the motion of 20 Cephei during the next
10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 20 Cephei.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for 20 Cephei.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 20 Cephei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 20 Cephei.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
20 Cephei is distant 318.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
20 Cephei is circumpolar and transits at 16:57 UTC (altitude: 78.6°)