Star · B9III
κ Cep
κ Cep is a giant star of spectral type B9III in the constellation Cepheus, 320.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 99255 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Distance | 320.4 light-years (98.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.58 |
| Spectral type | B9III |
| Surface temperature | 10,740 K |
| Luminosity | 226 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.35 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.28 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 08m 53.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +77° 42′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.38). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 12° S. North of latitude 12° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1706. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around κ Cep, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.79, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Chamaeleon. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 99560 15.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.