Cepheus

Overview

Cepheus (Cephei) — The King is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Notable stars

48 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Alderaminmag 2.45
• Erraimag 3.21
• Alfirkmag 3.23
• Zeta Cepheimag 3.39
• Eta Cepheimag 3.41
• Iota Cepheimag 3.5
• Delta Cepheimag 4.07
• Epsilon Cepheimag 4.18
• Theta Cepheimag 4.21
• Mu Cepheimag 4.23
• HR 285mag 4.24
• Nu Cepheimag 4.25

Deep-sky objects

• NGC 7160
• Iris Nebula
• NGC 7380
• NGC 7234
• NGC 6939
• NGC 7510
• NGC 188
• NGC 7261
• NGC 7142
• NGC 7226
• Bow-Tie nebula

Mythology

Neighbouring constellations

Knowledge connections

• Constellation ofAlderamin
• Constellation ofErrai
• Constellation ofAlfirk
• Constellation ofZeta Cephei
• Constellation ofEta Cephei
• Constellation ofIota Cephei
• Constellation ofDelta Cephei
• Constellation ofEpsilon Cephei
• Constellation ofTheta Cephei
• Constellation ofMu Cephei
• Constellation ofHR 285
• Constellation ofNu Cephei
• Constellation ofKurhah
• Constellation ofKappa Cephei
• Constellation ofPi Cephei
• Constellation ofHR 7955
• Constellation of11 Cephei
• Constellation ofHR 8748
• Constellation ofOmicron Cephei
• Constellation of9 Cephei
• Constellation ofHR 8702
• Constellation of24 Cephei
• Constellation of16 Cephei
• Constellation ofHR 2609

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.