25 Cephei
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 47.59°
Az: 318.13°
Direction: North-West
25 Cephei is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cepheus.
25 Cephei visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, 25 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 25 Cephei. The red arrow shows the motion of 25 Cephei during the next
10000 years (7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 25 Cephei.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 25 Cephei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 25 Cephei.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
25 Cephei is distant 689.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
25 Cephei is circumpolar and transits at 06:22 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)