ε-Cep (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , ε-Cep is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 23:59 (EDT), when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 50° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 04:31.

Name ε-Cep
Object type Star
Other names
ε-Cep
Epsilon Cephei
23-Cep
23 Cephei
HR 8494[1]
HD 211336
HIP 109857[5]
TYC 3990-2431-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:22h15m01s [3]
Declination:+57°02'36" [3]
Constellation:Cepheus
Magnitude:
Variable
4.18 (V) [3]
4.53 (BT) [2]
4.21 (VT) [2]
Distance:26.2 parsec
85.4 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):0.29
Proper motion (speed):483.7 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):84.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):2.09

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