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  2. Alpha Cephei - Wikipedia

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    Alpha CepheiCephei, abbreviated Alpha Cep, α Cep), officially named Alderamin / æ l ˈ d ɛr ə m ɪ n /, [10] [11] is a second magnitude star in the constellation of Cepheus near the northern pole. The star is relatively close to Earth at 49 light years (ly) and drifting closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of about −16 km/s.

  3. Cepheus (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    The constellation's brightest star is Alderamin (Alpha Cephei), with an apparent magnitude of 2.5. Delta Cephei is the prototype of an important class of star known as a Cepheid variable. RW Cephei, an orange hypergiant, together with the red supergiants Mu Cephei, MY Cephei, VV Cephei, V381 Cephei, and V354 Cephei are among the largest stars ...

  4. Category:Stars with proper names - Wikipedia

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    Alpha Corvi; Alcor (star) Alcyone (star) Aldebaran; Alpha Cephei; Gamma Gruis; Zeta Draconis; Epsilon Delphini; Beta Cephei; Alpha2 Capricorni; Gamma Pegasi; Epsilon Leonis; Gamma Leonis; Alpha1 Capricorni; Algol; Delta Corvi; 15 Ursae Majoris; Tau Ursae Majoris; 18 Ursae Majoris; 23 Ursae Majoris; Theta Ursae Majoris; Upsilon Ursae Majoris ...

  5. Talk:List of stars in Cepheus - Wikipedia

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    The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 October 30#MU Cephei until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. ~~~~ User:1234qwer1234qwer4 ( talk ) 23:07, 30 October 2021 (UTC) [ reply ]

  6. Category:Cepheus (constellation) - Wikipedia

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  7. List of Chinese star names - Wikipedia

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    Alpha Boötis [24] Arcturus: A single-star asterism within the Neck mansion. 招搖 Zhāo Yáo: Twinkling Indicator Gamma Boötis [25] Seginus A single-star asterism within the Root mansion. 積尸 Jī Shī: Cumulative Corpses Messier 44 [26] Beehive Cluster Cancer: A single-star asterism within the Ghost mansion. 相 Xiāng: Prime Minister 5 ...

  8. AR Cephei - Wikipedia

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    AR Cephei (AR Cep) is a variable star in the constellation Cepheus. It is classified as a semiregular star, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and has a maximum apparent magnitude of +7.32. A visual band light curve for AR Cephei, plotted from ASAS-SN data [ 3 ]

  9. Xi Cephei - Wikipedia

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    ξ Cephei (Latinised to Xi Cephei) is the system's Bayer designation.The designations of the three constituents as ξ Cephei A, B and C, and those of A's components - ξ Cephei Aa and Ab - derive from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).