SS Cephei

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SS Cephei

SS Cephei, as seen during the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cepheus[1]
Right ascension 03h 49m 30.0153s[2]
Declination +80° 19′ 20.902″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.9 - 7.9[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB[4]
Spectral type M5III[5]
Variable type SRb[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−46.87±0.09[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.911[2] mas/yr
Dec.: 12.062[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.9187±0.1886 mas[2]
Distance830 ± 40 ly
(260 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.13[5]
Details
Mass3.7[7] M
Radius239[8] R
Luminosity5,021[8] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.33[7] cgs
Temperature3,830[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.32[7] dex
Other designations
BD+79°110, HD 22689, HIP 17881, SAO 594[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

SS Cephei is a semiregular variable star in the constellation Cepheus. It is of spectral type M5III, and has an estimated temperature of about 3,700 K. The star is about 830 light-years (260 parsecs) from Earth. The brightness of SS Cephei varies between magnitude 6.9 and 7.9.

File:SSCepLightCurve.png
A light curve for SS Cephei, plotted from Hipparcos data[10]

See also

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References

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