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Cepheus is a constellation in the deep northern sky, named after Cepheus, a king of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the second century astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the 88 constellations in the modern times.
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NGC 7380 is a young [4] open cluster of stars in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. The surrounding emission nebulosity is known colloquially as the Wizard Nebula, which spans an angle of 25′.
Constellation map. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. ... Cepheus (constellation) * List of stars in Cepheus; 0–9. 2 Ursae Minoris; 3C ...
Xi Cephei (ξ Cephei, abbreviated Xi Cep, ξ Cep) is a multiple star system in the constellation of Cepheus.It is approximately 86 light-years from Earth. [6]It consists of two binary stars, designated Xi Cephei A and B, together with a more distant companion, Xi Cephei C.
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cepheus, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes
Beta Cephei (β Cephei, abbreviated Beta Cep, β Cep) is a triple star system of the third magnitude in the constellation of Cepheus. Based on parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is approximately 690 light-years distant from the Sun. It is the prototype of the Beta Cephei variable stars.
DH Cephei is a variable binary star [5] system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, positioned about two degrees to the east of the star system Delta Cephei. [10] With an apparent visual magnitude of 8.61, [3] it is too faint to be visible without a telescope.