π-Cep (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , π-Cep is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:26, 45° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:15 (PDT), 22° above your northern horizon.

Name π-Cep
Object type Star
Comprised of TYC-4601-3531-1
Other names
π-Cep
Pi Cephei
33-Cep
33 Cephei
HR 8819[1]
HD 218658
HIP 114222[4]
Position
Right ascension:23h07m53s [3]
Declination:+75°23'15" [3]
Constellation:Cepheus
Magnitude:4.42 (V) [3]
5.41 (BT) [2]
4.50 (VT) [2]
Distance:75.6 parsec
246.6 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.79
Proper motion (speed):34.7 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):168.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.03

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