31 Cephei
31 Cephei is a giant star in the constellation of Cepheus.
31 Cephei visual magnitude is 5.08. Because of its reltive faintness, 31 Cephei should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 31 Cephei:
31 Cephei is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 35.2°
Azimuth: 358.6°
Direction: North
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 31 Cephei
31 Cephei is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 31 Cephei are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 31 Cephei in the sky:

Visibility of 31 Cephei from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
31 Cephei is circumpolar and transits at 22:21 UTC (altitude: 67.8°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 31 Cephei
The image below is a photograph of 31 Cephei from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 31 Cephei is 0.172 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 31 Cephei from the Sun and relative movement
31 Cephei is distant 184.18 light years from the Sun
Spectral properties of 31 Cephei
31 Cephei belongs to spectral class F3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 31 Cephei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
