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Cepheus

Kepheus

Genitive: Cephei

Northern Ganzjährig 588 sq° Cep

Hellster Stern: Alderamin (mag 2.51)

RA 22h 00m 0.0s · Dec +70d 00' 0"

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Cepheus - Mythologie

Mythologie

König Kepheus von Äthiopien, Gatte der Kassiopeia und Vater der Andromeda. Er wurde zusammen mit seiner Familie nach dem Perseus-Mythos an den Himmel versetzt.

Beobachtungs-Highlights

Enthält den berühmten veränderlichen Stern Delta Cephei, den Prototyp der Cepheiden-Veränderlichen, die zur Messung kosmischer Entfernungen verwendet werden. Beherbergt auch den Granatstern (My Cephei), einen der rötesten mit bloßem Auge sichtbaren Sterne.

When is Cepheus up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude 33°Jan 01:00 — altitude 31°Jan 02:00 — altitude 30°Jan 03:00 — altitude 30°Jan 04:00 — altitude 31°Jan 05:00 — altitude 33°Jan 06:00 — altitude 36° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude 40° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude 54° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude 64° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude 68° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude 69° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude 67° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude 58° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude 53°Jan 20:00 — altitude 48°Jan 21:00 — altitude 43°Jan 22:00 — altitude 39°Jan 23:00 — altitude 35°Jan: best around 19:00 localFebFeb 00:00 — altitude 30°Feb 01:00 — altitude 30°Feb 02:00 — altitude 31°Feb 03:00 — altitude 33°Feb 04:00 — altitude 36°Feb 05:00 — altitude 40°Feb 06:00 — altitude 45° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude 54° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude 60° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude 64° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude 68° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude 69° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude 67° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude 62° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude 52° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude 47° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude 43° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude 39°Feb 21:00 — altitude 35°Feb 22:00 — altitude 33°Feb 23:00 — altitude 31°Feb: best around 05:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude 31°Mar 01:00 — altitude 33°Mar 02:00 — altitude 36°Mar 03:00 — altitude 40°Mar 04:00 — altitude 44°Mar 05:00 — altitude 49° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude 54° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude 64° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude 67° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude 67° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude 48° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude 39° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude 36° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude 33°Mar 21:00 — altitude 31°Mar 22:00 — altitude 30°Mar 23:00 — altitude 30°Mar: best around 04:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude 36°Apr 01:00 — altitude 40°Apr 02:00 — altitude 44°Apr 03:00 — altitude 49°Apr 04:00 — altitude 54° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude 64° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude 68° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude 67° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude 48° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude 39° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude 30° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude 30°Apr 22:00 — altitude 31°Apr 23:00 — altitude 33°Apr: best around 03:00 localMayMay 00:00 — altitude 44°May 01:00 — altitude 49°May 02:00 — altitude 54° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude 59° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude 64° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude 67° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude 67° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude 48° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude 39° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude 36° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude 40°May: best around 01:00 localJunJun 00:00 — altitude 54° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude 59° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude 64° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude 68° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude 67° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude 48° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude 39° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude 40° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude 44° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude 49° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude 64°Jul 01:00 — altitude 67° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude 70° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude 70° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude 67° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude 48° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude 39° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude 49° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude 54° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude 59° (twilight)Jul: best around 00:00 localAugAug 00:00 — altitude 70°Aug 01:00 — altitude 70°Aug 02:00 — altitude 67°Aug 03:00 — altitude 63° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude 58° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude 48° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude 39° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude 54° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude 59° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude 64°Aug 23:00 — altitude 68°Aug: best around 00:00 localSepSep 00:00 — altitude 67°Sep 01:00 — altitude 63°Sep 02:00 — altitude 58°Sep 03:00 — altitude 53°Sep 04:00 — altitude 48° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude 43° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude 39° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude 54° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude 59° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude 64° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude 68°Sep 22:00 — altitude 70°Sep 23:00 — altitude 69°Sep: best around 22:00 localOctOct 00:00 — altitude 58°Oct 01:00 — altitude 53°Oct 02:00 — altitude 48°Oct 03:00 — altitude 43°Oct 04:00 — altitude 39°Oct 05:00 — altitude 36° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude 54° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude 64° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude 68°Oct 20:00 — altitude 70°Oct 21:00 — altitude 70°Oct 22:00 — altitude 67°Oct 23:00 — altitude 63°Oct: best around 20:00 localNovNov 00:00 — altitude 48°Nov 01:00 — altitude 43°Nov 02:00 — altitude 39°Nov 03:00 — altitude 36°Nov 04:00 — altitude 33°Nov 05:00 — altitude 31°Nov 06:00 — altitude 30° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude 54° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude 64° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude 68° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude 70° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude 69°Nov 20:00 — altitude 67°Nov 21:00 — altitude 63°Nov 22:00 — altitude 58°Nov 23:00 — altitude 53°Nov: best around 19:00 localDecDec 00:00 — altitude 39°Dec 01:00 — altitude 36°Dec 02:00 — altitude 33°Dec 03:00 — altitude 31°Dec 04:00 — altitude 30°Dec 05:00 — altitude 30°Dec 06:00 — altitude 31° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude 36° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude 54° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude 64° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude 68° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude 70° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude 67°Dec 19:00 — altitude 63°Dec 20:00 — altitude 58°Dec 21:00 — altitude 53°Dec 22:00 — altitude 48°Dec 23:00 — altitude 43°Dec: best around 18:00 local
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
70°
N (az 359°)
setting

Upcoming (local)

Rise never sets
Transit 07:24 70°
Set never sets

Across the year

Best month September
Peak altitude 70°
Circumpolar here yes
Dark-sky hours / year 2618

Neighboring Constellations

Cassiopeia Draco Ursa Minor Cygnus

Paradeobjekte in Cepheus

6
HIP 108456
6.98 mag 13.7″ B: 7.5 F6IV-V Easy
Delta Cep

HIP 110991; Delta Cep; 27 Cep

3.75 mag 3.5 - 4.4 DCEP F5Ib Medium
HIP 106886
5.62 mag 11.9″ B: 7.5 O6.5V((f)) Easy
Iris Nebula survey image
Iris Nebula

NGC 7023

C4

6.8 mag 18 Medium
HIP 107930
5.71 mag 17.6″ B: 6.4 B6IV-V Easy
Kappa Cep

HIP 99255; Kappa Cep; 1 Cep

4.39 mag 7.3″ B: 8.3 B9III Medium

Hauptsterne in Cepheus

20
Alderamin

HIP 105199; Alpha Cep; 5 Cep

2.44 mag 196.6″ B: 11.5 A8Vn Hard
Alrai

HIP 116727; Gamma Cep; 35 Cep

3.21 mag 1.8″ B: 7.3 K1III Very Hard
Alfirk

HIP 106032; Beta Cep; 8 Cep

3.23 mag 13.5″ B: 8.6 B1V Medium
Zeta Cep

HIP 109492; Zeta Cep; 21 Cep

3.35 mag K1Ib Easy
Eta Cep

HIP 102422; Eta Cep; 3 Cep

3.43 mag 42.4″ B: 11.3 K0IV Hard
Iota Cep

HIP 112724; Iota Cep; 32 Cep

3.52 mag K0- III Easy
Delta Cep

HIP 110991; Delta Cep; 27 Cep

3.75 mag 3.5 - 4.4 DCEP F5Ib Medium
Mu Cep

HIP 107259; Mu Cep

4.08 mag M2-Ia Easy
Epsilon Cep

HIP 109857; Epsilon Cep; 23 Cep

4.19 mag 118.1″ B: 9.2 F0IV Medium
Theta Cep

HIP 101093; Theta Cep; 2 Cep

4.22 mag A7III Easy
HIP 5372
4.25 mag K2II-III Easy
Nu Cep

HIP 107418; Nu Cep; 10 Cep

4.29 mag A2Ia Easy
Kurhah

HIP 108917; Xi Cep; 17 Cep

4.29 mag 8.2″ B: 6.4 A3/6Vm Easy
Kappa Cep

HIP 99255; Kappa Cep; 1 Cep

4.39 mag 7.3″ B: 8.3 B9III Medium
Pi Cep

HIP 114222; Pi Cep; 33 Cep

4.41 mag 1.1″ B: 6.8 G2III Very Hard
HIP 102431
4.51 mag 48.4″ B: 9.9 F8IV-V Medium
11 Cep

HIP 107119; 11 Cep

4.56 mag K1III Easy
HIP 113116
4.71 mag K4III Easy
9 Cep

HIP 106801; 9 Cep

4.73 mag 35.0″ B: 10.2 B2Ib Medium
HIP 112519
4.74 mag 3.9″ B: 9.6 K3III Very Hard

Doppelsterne in Cepheus

15
HIP 108456
6.98 mag 13.7″ B: 7.5 F6IV-V Easy
HIP 106886
5.62 mag 11.9″ B: 7.5 O6.5V((f)) Easy
Delta Cep

HIP 110991; Delta Cep; 27 Cep

3.75 mag 3.5 - 4.4 DCEP F5Ib Medium
HIP 107930
5.71 mag 17.6″ B: 6.4 B6IV-V Easy
HIP 105259
5.66 mag 4.6″ B: 9.3 M1Ibep+B2pe+B3V Hard
Kappa Cep

HIP 99255; Kappa Cep; 1 Cep

4.39 mag 7.3″ B: 8.3 B9III Medium
HIP 112670
6.19 mag 4.7″ B: 7.0 F5V Easy
34 Cep

HIP 115088; 34 Cep

4.75 mag 3.5″ B: 7.3 K0III Medium
Kurhah

HIP 108917; Xi Cep; 17 Cep

4.29 mag 8.2″ B: 6.4 A3/6Vm Easy
HIP 109659
6.08 mag 28.8″ B: 7.9 K0II-III+A3V Easy
HIP 14417
5.49 mag 4.6″ B: 9.2 M1III+F7IV Hard
HIP 111325
6.34 mag 9.5″ B: 9.2 A0V Medium
HIP 109474
5.50 mag 14.8″ B: 8.6 F2V Easy
Alfirk

HIP 106032; Beta Cep; 8 Cep

3.23 mag 13.5″ B: 8.6 B1V Medium
HIP 14844
5.95 mag 20.3″ B: 10.7 A7III-IV Hard

Veränderliche Sterne in Cepheus

3
T Cep

HIP 104451

7.33 mag 5.20 - 11.00 M M7IIIe Hard
Delta Cep

HIP 110991; Delta Cep; 27 Cep

3.75 mag 3.5 - 4.4 DCEP F5Ib Medium
S Cep

HIP 106583

7.40 mag 6.3 - 12.5 M C Very Hard

Deep-Sky-Objekte in Cepheus

21
Offener Sternhaufen (10)
Caldwell 1 survey image
Caldwell 1

NGC 188

8.1 mag 14 Easy
NGC 7160 survey image
NGC 7160
6.1 mag 7. Easy
NGC 6939 survey image
NGC 6939
7.8 mag 8. Easy
NGC 7261 survey image
NGC 7261
8.4 mag 6. Easy
NGC 7235 survey image
NGC 7235
7.7 mag 4. Easy
NGC 7510 survey image
NGC 7510
7.9 mag 4. Easy
NGC 7762 survey image
NGC 7762
10.0 mag 11. Medium
NGC 7226 survey image
NGC 7226
9.6 mag 2. Medium
NGC 7142 survey image
NGC 7142
9.3 mag 4. Medium
NGC 7419 survey image
NGC 7419
13.0 mag 2. Very Hard
Galaxie (5)
Fireworks Galaxy survey image
Fireworks Galaxy

NGC 6946

C12

8.9 mag 11 SABc Hard
NGC 2300 survey image
NGC 2300
11.0 mag 3.1 E-S0 Very Hard
NGC 1184 survey image
NGC 1184
13.0 mag 3.0 S0-a Very Hard
IC 1502 survey image
IC 1502
15.0 mag 1.3 S0-a Very Hard
NGC 1544 survey image
NGC 1544
14.0 mag S0-a Very Hard
Emissionsnebel (1)
Sh2-155 survey image
Sh2-155

C9

7.7 mag 50 Hard
Reflexionsnebel (1)
Iris Nebula survey image
Iris Nebula

NGC 7023

C4

6.8 mag 18 Medium
Unbekannt (4)
7023 C survey image
7023 C
7.0 mag 18. Easy
7129 C survey image
7129 C
12.0 mag 8. Very Hard
7380 C survey image
7380 C
7.2 mag 25. Easy
IC 1396 C survey image
IC 1396 C
3.5 mag 170. Medium