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Sunrise: 6:18 
Transit: 13:39 
Sunset: 20:59
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ν Cephei (nu Cephei)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 43.79°   Az: 37.54°   Direction: North-East

ν Cephei is a variable supergiant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Cepheus.

ν Cephei visual magnitude is 4.29. Because of its moderate brightness, ν Cephei 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 ν Cephei (nu Cephei) star
DSS2 image of ν Cephei. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Cephei during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 46m 11s
+61° 14’ 20”
19h 35m 44s
17h 21m 55s

J2000

21h 45m 26s
+61° 07’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

102.31°
5.93°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Cephei (nu Cephei).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.29
Supergiant

-6.68
A2I
6300K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Cephei is distant 5,093.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

1,562.50
5,093.75
-21 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
-0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Cephei
(nu Cephei)
SAO19624
SAO19624

Visibility from Your Location

ν Cephei (nu Cephei) is circumpolar and transits at 03:39 UTC (altitude: 66.6°)