SS Cephei

SS Cephei
SS Cephei, as seen during the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Proper nameHD 22689
ConstellationCepheus
Coordinates
  • 03h 49m 30.03
  • +80° 19` 20.8
Distance847.18 ly (247.52 pc)
EpochJ2000
Characteristics
Apparent m7.16
Spectral typeM5IIIvar
Planets0
Orbit
Eccentricity0.24910

SS Cephei is a variable star in the constellation Cepheus. It is of spectral type M5IIIvar, and has an estimated temperature of 3,700 °F (2,310 K). The star is 847.18 light-years (247.52 parsecs) from Earth. SS Cephei has an apparent magnitude of 7.16.[1][2][3][4]

A light curve for SS Cephei, plotted from Hipparcos data[5]
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