ν-Cep (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ν-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), 70° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:36, 12° above your northern horizon.
Name
ν-Cep
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 21h45m26s [6] |
Declination: | +61°07'14" [6] |
Constellation: | Cepheus |
Magnitude: Variable | 4.31 (V) [3] 4.86 (BT) [2] 4.36 (VT) [2] 4.12 (G) [6] 4.43 (BP) [6] 3.60 (RP) [6] |
Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.5 klyr [6] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.47 |
Proper motion (speed): | 4.1 mas/yr[6] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 240.3° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -5.84 |
Sources