ρ-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 , ρ-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 04:31, 45° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 29° above your northern horizon.

Name ρ-Cep
Object type Star
Other names
ρ-Cep
Rho Cephei
29-Cep
29 Cephei
HR 8591[1]
HD 213798
HIP 111056[3]
TYC 4608-2417-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 2285649898351302656[4]
Position
Right ascension:22h29m52s [4]
Declination:+78°49'27" [4]
Constellation:Cepheus
Magnitude:5.46 (V) [2]
5.56 (BT) [2]
5.47 (VT) [2]
5.44 (G) [4]
5.48 (BP) [4]
5.36 (RP) [4]
Distance:73.5 parsec
239.6 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.08
Proper motion (speed):21.1 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):170.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.13

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