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Alfirk - β Cephei (beta Cephei)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 70.80°   Az: 1.37°   Direction: North

Alfirk, also designated as β Cephei (beta Cephei), is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Cepheus.

Alfirk visual magnitude is 3.23. Because of its moderate brightness, Alfirk is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Alfirk - β Cephei (beta Cephei) star
DSS2 image of Alfirk. The red arrow shows the motion of Alfirk during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 28m 58s
+70° 40’ 20”
23h 54m 34s
21h 23m 32s

J2000

21h 28m 39s
+70° 33’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

107.54°
14.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Alfirk - β Cephei (beta Cephei).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.23
Sub-giant

-3.08
B1IV
14087K

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

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

Star System Properties

Alfirk is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Alfirk double sysyem:

3.23
7.83
4.6
13.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alfirk is distant 594.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

182.48
594.89
-8 km/s
0.01 arcsec/y
0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Alfirk
β Cephei
(beta Cephei)
SAO10057
SAO10057

Visibility from Your Location

Alfirk - β Cephei (beta Cephei) is circumpolar and transits at 05:40 UTC (altitude: 70.8°)