Star · O9V
14 Cep
14 Cep is a main-sequence star of spectral type O9V in the constellation Cepheus, 3,596 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 108772 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Distance | 3,596 light-years (1,102 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.55 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −4.66 |
| Spectral type | O9V |
| Surface temperature | 9,920 K |
| Luminosity | 8,520 L☉ |
| Radius | 31.3 R☉ |
| Mass | 12.1 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 02m 04.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +58° 00′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.55). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 32° S. North of latitude 32° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 1571 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 64 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 14 Cep, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Carina. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.