Cepheus

Abbreviation: Cep
Genitive: Cephei
Right Ascension: 22.52 hours
Declination: 71.59 degrees

Cepheus, the King, is visible in the Northern Hemisphere all year long.

Cepheus was one of the Argonauts. He was the king of Ethiopia, the husband of Cassiopeia and the father of Andromeda.

Our stories of him derive from Greek mythology, but his constellation origniated with the Babylonians.

Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)

Common Name or Bayer Number 1	RA	DEC	Magnitude 2
ALDERAMIN	21.00:18.00:34.76	+62.00:35.00:8.08	2.44
ERRAI	23.00:39.00:20.82	+77.00:37.00:56.80	3.21
ALFIRK	21.00:28.00:39.60	+70.00:33.00:38.61	3.23
ZET CEP	22.00:10.00:51.28	+58.00:12.00:4.49	3.35
7 CEP	20.00:45.00:17.37	+61.00:50.00:19.65	3.43
IOT CEP	22.00:49.00:40.82	+66.00:12.00:1.51	3.52
DEL CEP	22.00:29.00:10.26	+58.00:24.00:54.62	3.75
THE CEP	20.00:29.00:34.88	+62.00:59.00:38.73	4.22
NU CEP	21.00:45.00:26.93	+61.00:7.00:14.87	4.29
KAP CEP	20.00:8.00:53.33	+77.00:42.00:41.04	4.39
11 CEP	21.00:41.00:55.29	+71.00:18.00:41.24	4.56
24 CEP	22.00:9.00:48.42	+72.00:20.00:28.44	4.79
31 CEP	22.00:35.00:46.12	+73.00:38.00:35.48	5.08
30 CEP	22.00:38.00:39.04	+63.00:35.00:3.96	5.19
20 CEP	22.00:5.00:0.50	+62.00:47.00:8.47	5.27
RHO CEP	22.00:29.00:52.93	+78.00:49.00:27.36	5.50

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.

Object	R.A.	Dec.	Object Type 3	Mag.	Uranometria	Tirion
NGC 188	00 44.4	+85 20	OPNCL	08.1	001	01
NGC 6939	20 31.4	+60 38	OPNCL	07.8	056	03
NGC 6946	20 34.8	+60 09	GALXY	08.8	056	03
NGC 7023	21 00.5	+68 10	CL+NB	07.1	033	03
Tr 37	21 39.0	+57 30	OPNCL	05.1	057	03
IC 1396	21 39.1	+57 30	CL+NB	03.5	057	03
NGC 7142	21 45.9	+65 48	OPNCL	09.3	033	03
NGC 7160	21 53.7	+62 36	OPNCL	06.1	033	03
NGC 7226	22 10.5	+55 25	OPNCL	09.6	057	03
NGC 7235	22 12.6	+57 17	OPNCL	07.7	057	03
NGC 7261	22 20.4	+58 05	OPNCL	08.4	057	03
Berk 94	22 22.7	+55 51	OPNCL	08.7	057	03
NGC 7380	22 47.0	+58 06	OPNCL	07.2	058	03
King 19	23 08.3	+60 31	OPNCL	09.2	058	03
NGC 7510	23 11.5	+60 34	OPNCL	07.9	058	03
Mrk 50	23 15.3	+60 28	OPNCL	08.5	058	03
NGC 7762	23 49.8	+68 02	OPNCL	10.0	015	03

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

GCVS ID	R.A. (hh mm ss.ss)	Dec. (deg mm ss)	Variable Type 4	Mag. Min	Mag. Max
VV Cep	21.00:55.00:14.50	+63.00:23.00:14.00	EA/GS+SRC	5.36	4.80
VW Cep	20.00:38.00:3.00	+75.00:24.00:58.00	EW/KW	7.68	7.23
AH Cep	22.00:46.00:4.00	+64.00:47.00:53.00	EB/DM	7.07	6.78
AR Cep	22.00:52.00:38.30	+84.00:46.00:49.00	SRB	7.90	7.00
DQ Cep	20.00:56.00:24.00	+55.00:17.00:35.00	DSCT	7.32	7.22
EM Cep	21.00:52.00:21.80	+62.00:22.00:40.00	EW/KE	7.17	7.02
GK Cep	21.00:30.00:21.00	+70.00:36.00:7.00	EB/KE	7.37	6.89
IR Cep	21.00:56.00:19.50	+60.00:46.00:46.00	DCEP	7.98	7.58
LZ Cep	22.00:0.00:23.50	+57.00:45.00:31.00	ELL	5.66	5.56
MO Cep	22.00:2.00:22.90	+62.00:52.00:34.00	LB:	5.33	5.13
MX Cep	22.00:50.00:40.20	+58.00:32.00:25.00	ACV	7.96	7.81
NY Cep	22.00:56.00:41.10	+62.00:48.00:33.00	EA/DM	7.55	7.40
OV Cep	7.00:17.00:50.60	+87.00:7.00:35.00	SR	5.07	5.00
PR Cep	21.00:56.00:19.30	+56.00:30.00:28.00	LB:	1.86	1.48
V0337 Cep	21.00:36.00:34.70	+61.00:51.00:21.00	ACYG	4.78	4.69
V0368 Cep	23.00:17.00:50.50	+78.00:43.00:44.00	RS	0.04	7.70
V0376 Cep	22.00:0.00:13.30	+82.00:37.00:52.00	RS	0.07	7.50
V0377 Cep	23.00:24.00:27.10	+86.00:8.00:33.00	DSCTC	6.64	6.58
V0378 Cep	23.00:31.00:1.10	+85.00:54.00:7.00	ELL	7.12	7.09
V0379 Cep	20.00:41.00:58.00	+56.00:55.00:58.00	EA	0.06	6.65
V0380 Cep	21.00:0.00:59.70	+67.00:57.00:56.00	INA	7.36	7.10
V0381 Cep	21.00:17.00:52.60	+58.00:24.00:41.00	LC:	5.71	5.51
V0382 Cep	21.00:18.00:20.10	+64.00:39.00:34.00	BE	5.23	5.08
V0383 Cep	21.00:50.00:20.40	+61.00:42.00:27.00	EB	7.58	7.27
V0387 Cep	23.00:1.00:19.10	+60.00:10.00:33.00	LBV	0.02	6.72
V0388 Cep	23.00:13.00:41.40	+70.00:36.00:55.00	DSCT:	0.07	5.56
bet Cep	21.00:28.00:1.30	+70.00:20.00:28.00	BCEP	3.27	3.16
del Cep	22.00:27.00:18.50	+58.00:9.00:32.00	DCEP	4.37	3.48
eps Cep	22.00:13.00:11.20	+56.00:47.00:37.00	DSCTC	4.21	4.15
mu Cep	21.00:41.00:58.50	+58.00:33.00:1.00	SRC	5.10	3.43
nu Cep	21.00:44.00:0.30	+60.00:53.00:23.00	ACYG	4.35	4.25

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

Name	R.A. (hh mm.m)	Dec. (deg mm)	Mag 5	Sep 6	PA 7	Tirion	Uranometria
STT 253	00 01.1	69 34	7.8, 8.0	100.50	353	1	15
STT 1	00 14.1	76 01	7.6, 7.9	76.30	103	1	3
STT 14	01 19.1	80 51	8.0, 8.0	129.70	206	1	3/ 4
S 405	02 12.8	79 41	6.5, 7.1	55.80	275	1	4
STT 211	20 49.3	58 44	6.7, 7.9	107.70	264	3	56
STF 2751	21 02.2	56 39	6.1, 7.1	1.70	354	3	56
STF 2806	21 28.7	70 33	3.3, 8.0	13.40	249	3	33
STF 57	21 34.5	66 43	7.0, 7.2	180.50	26	3	33
STF 2816	21 38.9	57 29	5.8, 7.7	11.80	120	3	57
STF 2816	21 38.9	57 29	5.8, 7.8	19.90	339	3	57
STF 2843	21 51.6	65 45	7.1, 7.3	1.60	146	3	33
STF 2840	21 52.0	55 47	5.5, 7.3	18.30	196	3	57
STF 2873	21 58.4	82 51	7.1, 7.4	13.70	68	3	14
STF 2863	22 03.7	64 37	4.6, 6.5	7.80	277	3	33
STT 461	22 03.9	59 49	6.7, 7.9	183.90	72	3	57
STT 461	22 03.9	59 49	6.7, 7.0	236.70	37	3	57
STT 461	22 03.9	59 49	7.9, 7.0	136.10	347	3	57
STT 461	22 03.9	59 49	7.0, 8.0	192.40	34	3	57
STF 2883	22 10.7	70 07	5.7, 7.7	14.60	252	3	33/ 34
STF 2903	22 21.8	66 42	6.7, 6.7	4.30	97	3	34
DEL CEP	22 29.2	58 30	4.5, 7.5	41.00	192	3	57/ 58
STF 2947	22 49.0	68 33	7.2, 7.2	4.60	57	3	34
STF 2950	22 51.3	61 40	6.1, 7.4	1.60	289	3	34/ 58
STF 3001	23 18.6	68 06	5.0, 7.6	3.20	216	3	34