Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Cepheus |
Right ascension | 22h 49m 40.91s |
Declination | +66° 12′ 2.6″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.50 |
Absolute magnitude (V) | 0.76 |
Distance | 115 ly (35.28 pc) |
Spectral type | K0 III |
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Iota Cephei (ι Cephei, ι Cep) is a Class K0, third-magnitude star in the constellation Cepheus. Iota Cephei is an orange giant star about 115 light-years from Earth. This star has 10.05 ± 0.18 times the Sun's radius and about 1.8–2.2 times the mass of the Sun. It is emitting 49.6 ± 2.5 times as much luminosity as the Sun, which is being radiated from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 4,831 ± 74 K. Due to precession of the equinoxes, it will become the north pole star some time around 5200 CE.
Coordinates: 22h 49m 40.91s, +66° 12′ 2.6″