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4 Cephei

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.23°   Az: 0.62°   Direction: North

4 Cephei is a main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Cepheus.

4 Cephei visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, 4 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.

Image of 4 Cephei star
DSS2 image of 4 Cephei. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Cephei during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 43m 29s
+66° 44’ 55”
12h 05m 29s
08h 48m 59s

J2000

20h 43m 10s
+66° 39’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

101.72°
14.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 4 Cephei.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.58
Main-sequence

2.43
A8V
8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Cephei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Cephei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

4 Cephei is distant 138.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

42.57
138.78
-11 km/s
0.021 arcsec/y
0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO19004
SAO19004

Visibility from Your Location

4 Cephei is circumpolar and transits at 11:32 UTC (altitude: 74.7°)