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6 Cephei

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 69.98°   Az: 323.34°   Direction: North-West

6 Cephei is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Cepheus.

6 Cephei visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its faintness, 6 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 6 Cephei star
DSS2 image of 6 Cephei. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Cephei during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 19m 53s
+64° 58’ 48”
01h 55m 36s
23h 15m 29s

J2000

21h 19m 22s
+64° 52’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

102.74°
10.69°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.18
Sub-giant

-2.42
B3IV
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Cephei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Cephei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Cephei is distant 1,079.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

331.13
1,079.47
-18 km/s
0.006 arcsec/y
0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO19313
SAO19313

Visibility from Your Location

6 Cephei is circumpolar and transits at 05:27 UTC (altitude: 76.5°)