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Constellations

Cepheus (Cep)

The King

Also known as king.

6 looks for Cepheus

The constellation in a clear night sky over the hills: its lines draw themselves one on every beat, its real stars twinkle with the part of the song their colour answers, the Milky Way glows and a shooting star crosses on the big moments.

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About Cepheus

What it is
One of the IAU's constellations: The King
IAU abbreviation
Cep
Its stars are named
Cephei (as in "Alpha Cephei")
Family
Perseus family
Where
The northern sky: seen best from north of the equator
Highest in the sky
At about 9 pm in October
Centre
Right ascension 21h 50m, declination +63° 56′
The figure
10 stars joined by 11 lines
Brightest star
Alderamin, magnitude 2.44

Its stars

Brightest first. A smaller magnitude is a brighter star; the visualizer sizes and colours each one by these.

  • Alderamin (α Cep)mag 2.44
  • Errai (γ Cep)mag 3.21
  • Alfirk (β Cep)mag 3.23
  • ζ Cepmag 3.35
  • Kabalfird (η Cep)mag 3.43
  • ι Cepmag 3.52
  • δ Cepmag 3.75
  • The Garnet Star (μ Cep)mag 4.08
  • ε Cepmag 4.19
  • Al Kidr (θ Cep)mag 4.22

Every star's place, brightness and colour is the Yale Bright Star Catalogue's; the figure is the IAU's, through d3-celestial (credited on the licences page). Constellations template · Every constellation