List of stars in Cepheus explained

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cepheus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

NameBFVarHDHIPRADecvis.
mag.		abs.
mag.		Dist. (ly)Sp. classNotes
α 5 203280 105199 2.45 1.58 49 A7IV-V Alderamin; suspected variable
γ 35 222404 116727 3.21 2.51 45 K1IV Errai; binary star; has a planet (b); suspected variable
β 8 205021 106032 3.23 −3.08 595 B2IIIv SB Alfirk; prototype β Cep variable,
ζ 21 210745 109492 3.39 −3.35 726 K1Ibv SB eclipsing binary
η 3 198149 102422 3.41 2.63 47 K0IV Al Kidr
ι 32 216228 112724 3.50 0.76 115 K0III
δ Cep A δ 27 213306 110991 4.07 −3.47 887 F5Iab + B7-8 prototype Cepheid variable, ; binary star
ε 23 211336 109857 4.18 2.13 84 F0IV δ Sct variable,
θ 2 195725 101093 4.21 1.11 136 A7III Al Kidr
μ 206936 107259 4.23 −6.81 5258 M2Ia Garnet Star; in Trumpler 37; semiregular variable,
(2) 5848 5372 4.24 −0.67 313 K2II-III
ν 10 207260 107418 4.25 −6.72 5094 A2Ia α Cyg variable,
κ 1 192907 99255 4.38 −0.63 327 B9III triple star
π 33 218658 114222 4.41 0.27 220 G2III triple star
ξ Cep A ξ 17 209790 108917 4.45 96 Am Kurhah, component of the ξ Cep system; spectroscopic binary
198084 102431 4.52 2.35 88 F8IV-V spectroscopic binary
11 206952 107119 4.55 0.89 176 K0III
217382 113116 4.70 −0.69 390 K4III variable star,
ο 34 219916 115088 4.75 0.70 211 K0III multiple star; suspected variable
9 V337 206165 106801 4.76 −5.95 4528 B2Ib α Cyg variable,
216446 112519 4.77 −0.22 324 K3III double star
24 210807 109400 4.79 −0.53 377 G8III
16 209369 108535 5.04 2.17 122 F5V double star
51 OV 51802 37391 5.05 −0.88 499 M2III semiregular variable,
λ 22 210839 109556 5.05 −3.47 1646 O6If(n) emission-line star; suspected variable
223274 117371 5.05 0.25 297 A1Vn
19 209975 109017 5.07 −6.04 5433 O9.5Ib triple star
31 214470 111532 5.08 1.32 184 F3III-IV
30338 23265 5.09 −0.03 345 K3III
25007 19461 5.10 −0.03 345 G8III+... double star
VV 208816 108317 5.11 −6.93 8359 M2 + B0 Algol and semiregular variable, ; one of the largest stars known
(78) 207130 107230 5.18 0.78 247 K0III
6 V382 203467 105268 5.19 −2.41 1079 B3IVe Be star,
30 214734 111797 5.19 0.23 320 A3IV
210855 109572 5.24 2.40 121 F8V
218029 113864 5.25 −0.11 384 K3III
18 MO 209772 108924 5.26 −0.43 448 M5III slow irregular variable,
20 209960 109005 5.27 0.32 318 K4III suspected variable
212710 109693 5.27 0.80 256 B9.5Vn
210939 109592 5.37 0.08 373 K1III
26836 20776 5.42 −1.87 937 G6III:
7 204770 105972 5.42 −1.45 771 B7V
19978 15547 5.44 0.90 264 A6V suspected variable
ρ2 29 213798 111056 5.45 1.14 237 A3V Al Kalb al Rai
26659 20982 5.47 0.63 304 G8III
213022 110725 5.47 −0.54 520 K2III
18438 14417 5.49 −1.15 695 M1III suspected variable
V408 CepV408 26356 20860 5.51 −1.10 685 B5V γ Cas variable
V381 CepV381 203338 105259 5.51 −4.74 3663 M1Ibep slow irregular variable,
210884 109474 5.52 2.95 107 F2V
26 213087 110817 5.52 −3.93 2527 B0.5Ib suspected variable
205139 106227 5.53 −3.80 2397 B1II
12 207528 107586 5.53 −0.25 467 M1III
200205 103598 5.54 −0.73 586 K4III
14 LZ 209481 108772 5.55 −5.22 4657 O9V rotating ellipsoidal variable
V388 CepV388 219586 114831 5.56 0.36 356 F0IV δ Sct variable,
221525 115746 5.56 0.69 307 A7IV
4853 4283 5.59 1.21 245 A4V
4 197950 102253 5.59 2.44 139 A8V
6798 5626 5.60 0.99 272 A3V
220974 115770 5.60 1.59 206 A6IV
216380 112864 5.61 1.39 227 G2IV+...
20084 16489 5.62 0.43 355 G3IIp...
202214 104642 5.64 −6.58 9056 B0V suspected variable
225216 379 5.68 0.74 317 K1III
208095 107930 5.70 −0.77 643 B6IV-V suspected variable
214035 111242 5.70 −1.07 736 A2V
206267 106886 5.74 −2.04 1173 O6V((f))+O9V in Trumpler 37; triple star; suspected variable
13 208501 108165 5.74 −3.71 2527 B8Ibvar suspected variable
25 211833 110103 5.75 −0.88 689 K3III
211029 109620 5.76 −1.36 865 M3III variable star,
16458 13055 5.80 −0.12 498 G8p... Prototypical Barium star
214710 111660 5.80 −0.61 623 M1III
192781 99663 5.81 −0.49 594 K5III
200614 103810 5.83 −0.92 729 B8III
ρ1 28 213403 110787 5.83 1.85 204 A2m
22701 19454 5.84 2.78 133 F5IV
208682 108226 5.84 −2.00 1203 B2.5Ve suspected variable
221861 116380 5.86 −3.86 2860 K0Ib
201636 104171 5.88 2.42 160 F3IV
211554 109972 5.88 −0.86 728 G8III
217157 112833 5.89 0.16 457 K5
219485 114745 5.89 0.16 455 A0V
V414 197939 102358 5.91 −1.45 964 M3III semiregular variable
(77) 201908 104105 5.91 0.40 412 B8Vn
18778 14844 5.92 1.96 202 A7III-IV suspected variable
203399 104968 5.92 −1.12 836 K5III suspected variable
207198 107374 5.94 −3.01 2012 O9II
222386 116714 5.95 1.42 263 A3V
223128 117265 5.95 −2.68 1734 B2IV
209112 108505 5.96 −2.02 1283 M3III variable star,
205072 105727 5.97 0.78 355 G6III:
222387 116728 5.98 0.43 419 G8III
200039 103219 5.99 0.37 434 G5III
202987 105080 6.00 −2.28 1475 K3III
431 760 6.01 0.67 381 A7IV
213973 111314 6.01 1.60 249 A9III
216595 112998 6.01 −1.99 1299 K2V:
197373 102011 6.02 3.41 108 F6IV
12005 9568 6.04 −1.55 1076 K0
212495 110498 6.04 −0.66 712 A1V
12467 10054 6.05 1.87 223 A1V
8065 6522 6.07 −8.93 32600 A0Iab suspected variable
216102 112635 6.07 −0.39 639 K0
206842 107197 6.10 −3.26 2433 K1III
203574 105370 6.11 0.51 429 G5III
V426 204599 105949 6.11 −1.28 982 M3II-III... slow irregular variable
211300 109659 6.11 −1.05 881 A3V+... suspected variable
203501 104756 6.12 0.14 512 A3IV
211242 109746 6.13 −1.23 967 B8Vn
204754 106052 6.14 −1.13 929 B8III
36905 28532 6.17 −1.89 1336 M0III
197734 102216 6.17 −0.56 724 A2IV
208606 108209 6.17 −6.05 9056 G8Ib...
207780 107723 6.18 −0.96 872 M1II-III suspected variable
212454 110497 6.18 −0.90 851 B8III-IV
216172 112670 6.19 2.21 204 F5
6319 5928 6.20 1.20 326 K2III:
218560 114227 6.21 −1.36 1065 K0
199661 103346 6.23 −0.71 795 B2.5IV suspected variable
6473 5412 6.24 0.46 468 K0
218537 114212 6.25 −1.62 1221 B3V suspected variable
214019 111325 6.26 0.82 400 A0V
7238 5947 6.27 1.98 236 F5Vs
210905 109585 6.29 1.16 345 K0III
213242 110919 6.30 0.99 377 K0
V398 225136 302 6.31 −1.09 985 M4 semiregular variable
δ Cep C δ 27 213307 110988 6.30 887 B7IV Component of the δ Cep system; spectroscopic binary; suspected variable
209258 108420 6.32 −1.35 1113 K5 suspected variable
V379 197770 102258 6.32 −5.10 6269 B2III Algol variable,
215907 112508 6.33 −1.01 956 B9.5IV
ξ Cep B ξ 17 209791 6.34 96 F8V component of the ξ Cep system; spectroscopic binary
210220 109190 6.34 0.16 560 G6III
1141 1296 6.35 −0.04 617 B9Vn
219841 114984 6.35 −0.07 628 A2Vs
(80) 210873 109434 6.36 0.38 511 B9MNp...
223778 117712 6.36 6.19 35 K3V
208132 107893 6.37 1.86 260 Am+...
3440 3132 6.38 3.83 105 F6V:
202582 104788 6.38 3.30 135 G2IV+... suspected variable
V444 210071 109124 6.38 0.14 576 A0III rotating ellipsoidal variable
25904 20039 6.39 −0.92 945 K0
208947 108364 6.41 −2.06 1614 B2V
V421 203025 105091 6.42 −3.03 2527 B2III Be star
V422 203265 105193 6.43 −2.03 1606 M3 slow irregular variable
V438 209111 108133 6.43 −0.59 825 M3 semiregular variable
RW 212466 110504 6.44 −3.18 2739 G8Ia semiregular variable, ; one of the largest stars known
12918 10623 6.45 0.86 428 K0
198781 102771 6.45 −3.03 2567 B0.5V suspected variable
207636 107555 6.45 0.55 492 A0V
215588 112324 6.45 3.68 117 F5
12927 10309 6.46 0.96 410 A3 suspected variable
212136 110314 6.46 0.15 597 G8III
217348 113498 6.46 −1.29 1156 B9III
V431 CepV431 205938 106604 6.47 0.08 617 Ap Si α² CVn variable
207826 107710 6.49 1.57 314 F3IV
224890 128 6.50 2.41 214 Am...
32196 25911 6.50 1.51 324 A5m
198236 102370 6.50 0.89 431 G8III
V 224309 118027 6.57 1.75 301 A3V not variable
V419 202380 104719 6.62 5200 M2Ib slow irregular variable
(79) 208509 107995 6.65 2.21 276 A2V
15 209744 108925 6.69 −1.43 1370 B1V multiple star
AH 216014 112562 6.88 3330 B0.5V+... β Lyr variable,
U 5679 4843 6.90 0.32 674 G8III Algol variable,
12648 10800 6.98 517 G5 has a planet (b)
202432 104632 7.00 525 K2 D has a planet (b)
EM 208392 108073 7.03 1610 B1Vn W UMa variable,
SS Cep SS 22689 17881 7.16 847 M5III semiregular variable,
DQ 199908 103471 7.26 579 F1IV δ Sct variable,
204521 105766 7.29 86 G0V_Fe-08 Will pass near the Sun in the future
207538 107598 7.30 O9.7IV peculiar metal abundances
T 202012 104451 7.33 612 M6-9e Mira variable,
V380 200775 103763 7.36 1720 B2Ve in NGC 7023; Orion variable,
VW 197433 101750 7.38 90 G8V+K0V W UMa variable,
S 206362 106583 7.40 1330 C7,4e Mira variable,
1 422 7.42 -0.01 1,190 G9-K0IIIa spectroscopic binary
NY 217312 113461 7.44 B0IV Algol variable,
V368 220140 115147 7.54 63 G9V RS CVn variable
W 214369 111592 7.59 K0Iapev... semiregular variable,
EI 205234 106024 7.61 657 F3V+F1m Algol variable,
CW 218066 113907 7.67 2080 B0.5V+B1V in Cepheus OB3; Algol variable,
IR 208960 108426 7.86 2200 G0 classical Cepheid,
EK 206821 107083 7.89 528 A0V Algol variable
204827 106059 7.94 O9V+B0.5III in Trumpler 37; spectroscopic binary
XZ 111257 8.51 1730 O9.5V β Lyr variable,
211810 110094 8.59 199 G5 has a planet (b)
ZZ 215661 112317 8.60 430 B7v+... Algol variable,
DH 215835 112470 8.61 5000 O5.5V+O6V in NGC 7380; rotating ellipsoidal variable,
CQ 214419 111633 8.80 WN6+O9II-Ib β Lyr variable,
WX 213631 111166 9.00 1520 A5V+A2V Algol variable,
GP 211853 100154 9.00 1450 WN6o+O6I eclipsing binary,
XX 222217 116648 9.18 799 A7V Algol variable,
RZ 111839 9.19 A0-F2 RR Lyr variable,
IL 113017 9.31 2790 B3IVe+A3 UX Ori star,
EG 194089 9.49 A7V β Lyr variable,
Kruger 60 A 239960 110893 9.59 11.58 13.1 M2.0V one of the nearest known stars; member of the Kruger 60 system
109384 9.63 183 G5 has a planet (b)
CR 240059 112430 9.64 1760 G0 classical Cepheid,
PQ 9.82 C6-,3e Mira variable
V458 219460 114791 9.89 WN5+B1III Wolf–Rayet star
9.90 O9.5Vep high-mass X-ray binary,
SV 10.35 A2IVe UX Ori star,
V354 10.90 9000 M2.5 Iab One of the largest known stars; slow irregular variable,
DO 239960 10.30 13.1 M4.0V member of the Kruger 60 system; flare star,
CP 108427 10.58 1360 F5Ib classical Cepheid,
AK 110964 10.86 713 F8 classical Cepheid,
EE 10.9 B5:nev Algol variable,
BH 11.01 F5IIIe UX Ori star,
GW 11.21 G3 W UMa variable
WZ 11.23 F5 W UMa variable
BO 11.55 F5Ve UX Ori star,
211564 11.61 WN3 Wolf–Rayet star
DI 113269 11.95 797 G8IVeT Tauri star
CX 12.12 WN4+O5V β Lyr variable,
13.23 79 sdM1.5 One of first three subdwarfs discovered
V490 B1.5Ve in IC 1396; high-mass X-ray binary
V350 16.20 M2... WN4+O5V in NGC 7129; T Tauri star
PV 17.46 A5 in nebula GM 1-29; EXor
IV nova
B0.5 in Cepheus A; massive protostar
in S140; protostar
in IC 1396N; protostar
O in NGC 7538; massive protostar
in NGC 7538; massive protostar
OH/IR star
pulsar
pulsar

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