θ-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 , θ-Cep is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 17:38 (EST), 65° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:36, 15° above your northern horizon.

Name θ-Cep
Object type Star
Other names
θ-Cep
Theta Cephei
2-Cep
2 Cephei
HR 7850[1]
HD 195725
HIP 101093[5]
TYC 4237-2168-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:20h29m34s [3]
Declination:+62°59'38" [3]
Constellation:Cepheus
Magnitude:4.21 (V) [3]
4.47 (BT) [2]
4.24 (VT) [2]
Distance:41.8 parsec
136.4 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):0.22
Proper motion (speed):46.8 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):105.6°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.10

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