This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cepheus, sorted by decreasing brightness. List of stars by constellation ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos...
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Cepheus is a constellation in the deep northern sky, named after Cepheus, a king of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. It is one of the 48 constellations listed...
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"List of IAU-approved Star Names" since 2016. As of April 2022, the list included a total of 451 proper names of stars. Of the roughly 10,000 stars visible...
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This is a list of the most massive stars that have been discovered, in solar mass units (M☉). Most of the masses listed below are contested and, being...
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the constellation Delphinus. Stars are listed in the appropriate lists for the constellation, as follows: Constellation Stars named with a Bayer, Flamsteed...
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As of 2017[update], there are over 52,011 known variable stars, with more being discovered regularly, so a complete list of every single variable is impossible...
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ST Cephei (category Cepheus (constellation))
large variable star located in the constellation Cepheus. It has a mean apparent magnitude of +7.84, and a solar radius of 1,218. ST Cephei is very far...
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This is a list of semiregular variable stars. Variability ranges are taken from the General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS) where these are visual...
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Ad Astra (film) (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
die amongst the stars; Roy reluctantly does so and watches his father drift away into space. He propels himself back to the Cepheus using his own spacesuit...
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Cepheus OB1 is an OB association around the cluster NGC 7380. The region is approximately 3,400 parsecs from Earth in the constellation of Cepheus, although...
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Citlaxoncuilli, goddess of Ursa Major. Citlaltlachtli, goddess of Orion. Citlalcolotl, goddess of Scorpius. Citlalozomahtli, goddess of Cepheus, Ursa Minor, and...
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Chinese constellations (redirect from Chinese stars)
all the other stars. It covers the Greek constellations Ursa Minor, Draco, Camelopardalis, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Auriga, Boötes, and parts of Ursa Major,...
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This is a list of stars arranged by their absolute magnitude – their intrinsic stellar luminosity. This cannot be observed directly, so instead must be...
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Cepheus In Fornax In Taurus In Serpens In Corona Borealis In Ophiuchus In Libra In Cancer In Leo In Scorpius In Lepus In Hercules In Sagittarius In Monoceros...
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Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια Kassiépeia), a figure in Greek mythology, was Queen of Aethiopia and wife of King Cepheus of Ethiopia. She was arrogant and vain, characteristics...
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Ou 4, the 'Squid Nebula' in Cepheus) (see APOD — Astronomy Picture Of the Day — July 18, 2014). P — Perrine (double stars) PAL — Palomar Globular Clusters...
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Circumpolar star (redirect from Circumpolar stars)
Beach. Some stars within the far northern constellation (such as Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Ursa Major, and Ursa Minor) roughly north of the Tropic of Cancer (23° 26′ N)...
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is a list of notable galaxies. There are about 51 galaxies in the Local Group (see list of nearest galaxies for a complete list), on the order of 100,000...
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Camelopardalis, Canes Venatici, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Draco, Hercules, Leo Minor, Lynx, Ursa Major, and Ursa Minor. Added Stars The Supreme Palace Enclosure (太微垣...
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Custos Messium (section Stars)
Charles Messier. It was introduced in 1775, and was located between the constellations Camelopardalis, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, and next to another subsequently...
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Draco (constellation) (category Constellations listed by Ptolemy)
traditional name of Alpha Draconis, Thuban, means "head of the serpent". There are three stars above magnitude 3 in Draco. The brighter of the three, and...
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reef and became a constructive total loss in 1968. Cepheus (AKA-18) was named after the constellation Cepheus and was launched 23 October 1943 by Federal...
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Pole star (redirect from Pole stars)
Precession will next point the north celestial pole at stars in the northern constellation Cepheus. The pole will drift to space equidistant between Polaris...
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centuries, a small number of stars have been named after individual people. It is common in astronomy for objects to be given names, in accordance with accepted...
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Camelopardalis (category Constellations listed by Petrus Plancius)
brightest stars are only of fourth magnitude. In fact, it only contains four stars brighter than magnitude 5.0. α Cam is a blue-hued supergiant star of magnitude...
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Cassiopeia (constellation) (category Constellations listed by Ptolemy)
Cassiopeia, the queen of Aethiopia. Cassiopeia was the wife of King Cepheus of Aethiopia and mother of Princess Andromeda. Cepheus and Cassiopeia were placed...
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Alpha Cephei (category Cepheus (constellation))
officially named Alderamin /ælˈdɛrəmɪn/, is a second magnitude star in the constellation of Cepheus near the northern pole. The star is relatively close to Earth...
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Henrietta Swan Leavitt (category History of women in the United States)
five-day Delta Cepheus. Using the inverse-square law, she calculated that the Small Magellanic cloud was 100 times as far away as Delta Cepheus, thus having...
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O-type star (redirect from O-type Stars)
been observed in a number of star-forming regions, such as Cepheus B and the Elephant's Trunk nebula (where it may account for 14–25% of stars formed). The...
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Lacerta (category Constellations listed by Johannes Hevelius)
constellation, it was defined in 1687 by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius. Its brightest stars form a "W" shape similar to that of Cassiopeia, and it is thus...
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