U Cephei is an eclipsing binary star discovered in 1880. It consists of a blue-white main sequence star of spectral type B7Ve that is eclipsed every two...
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Mu Cephei (Latinized from μ Cephei, abbreviated Mu Cep or μ Cep), also known as Herschel's Garnet Star, Erakis, or HD 206936, is a red supergiant or hypergiant...
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Gamma Cephei (γ Cephei, abbreviated Gamma Cep, γ Cep) is a binary star system approximately 45 light-years away in the northern constellation of Cepheus...
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VV Cephei, also known as HD 208816, is an eclipsing binary star system located in the constellation Cepheus. It is both a B[e] star and shell star. VV...
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asterism consisting of α Cephei, 4 Cephei, HD 194298, Eta Cephei, Theta Cephei, Xi Cephei, 26 Cephei, Iota Cephei and Omicron Cephei. Consequently, the Chinese...
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Delta Cephei (δ Cep, δ Cephei) is a quadruple star system located approximately 887 light-years away in the northern constellation of Cepheus, the King...
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Beta Cephei (β Cephei, abbreviated Beta Cep, β Cep) is a triple star system of the third magnitude in the constellation of Cepheus. Based on parallax measurements...
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Beta Cephei variables, also known as Beta Canis Majoris stars, are variable stars that exhibit small rapid variations in their brightness due to pulsations...
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List of largest stars (redirect from SW Cephei)
Tauri. Examples of eclipsing binaries are Epsilon Aurigae (Almaaz), VV Cephei, and V766 Centauri (HR 5171). Angular diameter measurements can be inconsistent...
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RW Cephei is a K-type hypergiant and a semirregular variable star in the constellation Cepheus, at the edge of the Sharpless 132 H II region and close...
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(February 1985), "IUE and optical spectral scans of U Sagittae : an analysis and comparison with U Cephei", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the...
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Classical Cepheid variable (redirect from Delta Cephei variable)
rise to maximum light followed by a slower fall to minimum (e.g. Delta Cephei). This is due to the phase difference between the radius and temperature...
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Some sources also attribute the discovery of another variable star V Cephei or U Cephei to him but same has not been confirmed by the Madras Observatory....
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Epsilon Cephei, Latinized from ε Cephei, is a star in the northern constellation of Cepheus. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 38.17 mas as seen...
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Lambda Cephei (λ Cephei) is a fifth magnitude blue supergiant star in the constellation Cepheus, one of the hottest and most luminous visible to the naked...
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consisting of η Cephei, 4 Cephei, HD 194298, θ Cephei, α Cephei, ξ Cephei, 26 Cephei, ι Cephei and ο Cephei. Consequently, the Chinese name for η Cephei itself...
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Kappa Cephei, Latinized from κ Cephei, is a binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus. It is visible to the naked eye as...
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9 Cephei (9 Cep), also known as V337 Cephei, is a variable star in the constellation Cepheus. 9 Cephei was given the name V337 Cephei and classified as...
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V381 Cephei (HR 8164) is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Cepheus. Its apparent magnitude is slightly variable between 5.5 and 5.7...
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T Cephei is a Mira variable star in the constellation Cepheus. Located approximately 600 light-years (180 parsecs) distant, it varies between magnitudes...
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Nu Cephei (ν Cephei) is a class A2, fourth-magnitude blue supergiant star in the constellation Cepheus, visible to the naked eye. It is a white pulsating...
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937 M☉, of which about 24% is interstellar matter. A Delta Cephei type variable star designated U Sagittarii is a member of this cluster, as are two red giants...
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Rho2 Cephei, Latinized from ρ2 Cephei, or simply ρ Cephei, is a solitary star in the northern constellation of Cepheus. With an apparent visual magnitude...
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asterism consisting of Xi Cephei, 4 Cephei, HD 194298, Eta Cephei, Theta Cephei, Alpha Cephei, 26 Cephei, Iota Cephei and Omicron Cephei. Consequently, the Chinese...
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Iota Cephei (ι Cephei, ι Cep) is a star in the northern constellation Cepheus. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 28.29 mas as seen from the Earth...
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Omicron Cephei, Latinized from ο Cephei, is a binary star in the constellation of Cepheus. It consists of a less massive F-type main sequence star in...
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Lambda Scorpii (category Beta Cephei variables)
Lefever, K.; Aerts, C.; Telting, J. H.; Kolb, U. (2004). "Interpretation of the variability of the β Cephei star λ Scorpii". Astronomy and Astrophysics...
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Pi Cephei (π Cephei) is a trinary star located in the constellation Cepheus. With a combined apparent magnitude of about 4.4, the system is faintly visible...
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open cluster ASCC 123. U Lacertae is a binary star consisting of a red supergiant and a small hot companion, similar to VV Cephei. The companion has been...
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