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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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    Gamma CepheiCephei, 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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    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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    orange hypergiant, together with the red supergiants Mu Cephei, MY Cephei, VV Cephei, and V354 Cephei are among the largest stars known. In addition, Cepheus...
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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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    standards: B0V – Upsilon Orionis B0Ia – Alnilam B2Ia – Chi2 Orionis B2Ib – 9 Cephei B3V – Eta Ursae Majoris B3V – Eta Aurigae B3Ia – Omicron2 Canis Majoris...
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    Beta CepheiCephei, 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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    Scorpii A). 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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  • 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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    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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  • Gamma Cephei Ab (abbreviated γ Cephei Ab, γ Cep Ab), formally named Tadmor /ˈtædmɔːr/, is an exoplanet approximately 45 light-years away in the constellation...
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    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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    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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    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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    Cephei ("Errai") by 3000 AD, with Errai reaching its closest alignment with the northern celestial pole around 4200 AD. Iota Cephei and Beta Cephei will...
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    LZ Cephei, also known by its Flamsteed designation 14 Cephei, is a star about 3,600 light years from the Earth, in the constellation Cepheus. Its apparent...
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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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    Beta Centauri (category Beta Cephei variables)
    the detection of pulsations, the Aa component has been classified as a β Cephei variable. Beta Centauri is well known in the Southern Hemisphere as the...
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  • Rho1 Cephei (ρ1 Cephei) is a double star located in the northern constellation of Cepheus. As of 2014, the pair had an angular separation of 0.29 arc...
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  • Pi CepheiCephei) 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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    Kruger 60 (redirect from DO Cephei)
    Krüger 60 (DO Cephei) is a binary star system located 13.1 light-years (4.0 parsecs) from the Sun. These red dwarf stars orbit each other every 44.6 years...
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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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    VW Cephei (VW Cep) is an eclipsing contact binary of W Ursae Majoris-type located roughly at 90.6 light years from the Sun, whose two component stars share...
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  • consisting of 4 Cephei, HD 194298, η Cephei, α Cephei, ξ Cephei, 26 Cephei, ι Cephei and ο Cephei. Consequently, the Chinese name for θ Cephei itself is 天鈎三...
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    by even larger red supergiants, such as VY Canis Majoris or VV Cephei A and Mu Cephei. Antares, like the similarly sized red supergiant Betelgeuse in...
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    Tsuji, T. (2000). "Water on the Early M Supergiant Stars α Orionis and μ Cephei". The Astrophysical Journal. 538 (2): 801–07. Bibcode:2000ApJ...538..801T...
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    DH Cephei is a variable binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, positioned about two degrees to the east of the star system...
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    other famous red supergiants, such as Antares A, Betelgeuse, VV Cephei A, Mu Cephei, VY Canis Majoris, and WOH G64. Nevertheless, its size remains uncertain...
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    Lambda Scorpii (category Beta Cephei variables)
    two B-type stars and a pre-main-sequence star. The primary star is a Beta Cephei variable star with rapid brightness changes of about a hundredth of a magnitude...
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