hip-108772

Variable star

Its story

14 Cephei is a rare case: a hot, variable O-type supergiant some 3,000 light-years away in Cepheus. O-type stars are among the rarest and most energetic in the nearby catalogue, with short and violent lives. Its light, leaving home almost thirty centuries ago, now arrives dimmed by distance and by the interstellar dust it crosses on its long journey.

Constellation: Cepheus
Apparent magnitude: 5.55
Distance: 3048.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 330.519° · Dec 58.000°
Catalogue: HIP 108772 · HD 209481

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