Kurhah - ξ Cephei (xi Cephei)

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 47.06° Az: 38.57° Direction: North-East

Kurhah, also designated as ξ Cephei (xi Cephei), is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Cepheus.

Kurhah visual magnitude is 4.29. Because of its moderate brightness, Kurhah 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 Kurhah - ξ Cephei (xi Cephei) star

DSS2 image of Kurhah. The red arrow shows the motion of Kurhah during the next 1000 years (3.48 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.42 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 04m 30s

Declination +64° 45’ 05”

Hour Angle 18h 21m 04s

Sidereal Time 16h 25m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 03m 47s

Declination +64° 37’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 106.15°

Galactic Latitude 7.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Kurhah - ξ Cephei (xi Cephei).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.29

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.82

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

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

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

Star System Properties

Kurhah 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 Kurhah double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.29

Secondary star magnitude 6.29

Magnitude difference 2

Separation 7.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Kurhah is distant 101.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 31.18

Distance (light year) 101.65

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.209 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.085"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Kurhah

Bayer designation ξ Cephei
(xi Cephei)

Flamsteed designation 17 Cephei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD209790

SAO Catalogue SAO19827

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108917

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+63 1802

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS15600

Visibility from Your Location

Kurhah - ξ Cephei (xi Cephei) is circumpolar and transits at 06:11 UTC (altitude: 76.7°)

Set Location

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