Heliocodex

Meet a star / Constellations

Cepheus

146 stars in Cepheus can be seen by eye from a dark place. 6 have names of their own. The rest go by a Greek letter, a number, or their place in a catalogue. Here is every one, brightest first.

Its stars

147 in all. The dot shows each star's colour.

  1. AlderaminEasy to see, 49 light years
  2. ErraiEasy to see, 46 light years
  3. AlfirkEasy to see, 690 light years
  4. Zeta CepheiEasy to see, 840 light years
  5. Eta CepheiEasy to see, 47 light years
  6. Iota CepheiEasy to see, 120 light years
  7. Delta CepheiSeen away from bright lights, 870 light years
  8. Epsilon CepheiSeen away from bright lights, 85 light years
  9. Theta CepheiSeen away from bright lights, 140 light years
  10. TarandusSeen away from bright lights, 280 light years
  11. KurhahSeen away from bright lights, 97 light years
  12. Kappa CepheiSeen away from bright lights, 310 light years
  13. Pi CepheiSeen away from bright lights, 250 light years
  14. HIP 102431Seen away from bright lights, 89 light years
  15. 11 CepheiSeen away from bright lights, 180 light years
  16. HIP 113116Seen away from bright lights, 360 light years
  17. Omicron CepheiSeen away from bright lights, 200 light years
  18. HIP 112519Seen away from bright lights, 310 light years
  19. 24 CepheiSeen away from bright lights, 390 light years
  20. 16 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  21. Lambda CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 2,000 light years
  22. HIP 117371Just seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  23. HIP 37391Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  24. 19 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 2,100 light years
  25. 31 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 180 light years
  26. HIP 23265Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  27. HIP 19461Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  28. HIP 108317Just seen from a dark place, 2,500 light years
  29. HIP 107230Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  30. 6 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 2,000 light years
  31. 30 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  32. HIP 109572Just seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  33. HIP 113864Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  34. 18 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  35. 20 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  36. HIP 109693Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  37. HIP 109592Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  38. 7 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 810 light years
  39. HIP 20776Just seen from a dark place, 970 light years
  40. HIP 15547Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  41. Rho-2 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  42. HIP 110725Just seen from a dark place, 500 light years
  43. HIP 20982Just seen from a dark place, 310 light years
  44. HIP 14417Just seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  45. HIP 105259Just seen from a dark place, 1,900 light years
  46. HIP 20860Just seen from a dark place, 760 light years
  47. HIP 109474Just seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  48. 12 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  49. HIP 106227Just seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  50. HIP 103598Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  51. HIP 114831Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  52. 14 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 3,000 light years
  53. HIP 115746Just seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  54. 4 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  55. HIP 4283Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  56. HIP 115770Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  57. HIP 5626Just seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  58. HIP 112864Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  59. HIP 16489Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  60. HIP 379Just seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  61. HIP 107930Just seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  62. HIP 111242Just seen from a dark place, 790 light years
  63. HIP 106886Just seen from a dark place, 2,000 light years
  64. 25 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 920 light years
  65. HIP 109620Just seen from a dark place, 950 light years
  66. HIP 13055Just seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  67. HIP 111660Just seen from a dark place, 700 light years
  68. HIP 99663Just seen from a dark place, 580 light years
  69. Rho-1 CepheiJust seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  70. HIP 103810Just seen from a dark place, 920 light years
  71. HIP 108226Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  72. HIP 19454Just seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  73. HIP 116380Just seen from a dark place, 2,100 light years
  74. HIP 109972Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  75. HIP 104171Just seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  76. HIP 112833Just seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  77. HIP 114745Just seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  78. HIP 104105Just seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  79. HIP 102358Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  80. HIP 104968Just seen from a dark place, 950 light years
  81. HIP 14844Just seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  82. HIP 107374Just seen from a dark place, 3,000 light years
  83. HIP 117265Just seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  84. HIP 116714Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  85. HIP 108505Just seen from a dark place, 930 light years
  86. HIP 105727Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  87. HIP 116728Just seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  88. HIP 103219Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  89. HIP 105080Just seen from a dark place, 1,200 light years
  90. HIP 760Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  91. HIP 111314Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  92. HIP 112998Just seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  93. HIP 102011Just seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  94. HIP 110498Just seen from a dark place, 740 light years
  95. HIP 9568Just seen from a dark place, 960 light years
  96. HIP 10054Just seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  97. HIP 112635Just seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  98. HIP 107197Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  99. HIP 105370Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  100. HIP 109659Just seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  101. HIP 105949Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  102. HIP 104756Just seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  103. HIP 109746Just seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  104. HIP 106052Just seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  105. HIP 102216Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  106. HIP 28532Just seen from a dark place, 1,400 light years
  107. HIP 110497Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  108. HIP 107723Just seen from a dark place, 890 light years
  109. HIP 112670Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  110. HIP 5928Just seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  111. HIP 114227Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  112. HIP 103346Just seen from a dark place, 950 light years
  113. HIP 5412Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  114. HIP 114212Just seen from a dark place, 1,300 light years
  115. HIP 111325Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  116. HIP 5947Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  117. HIP 109585Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  118. HIP 110919Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  119. HIP 110988Just seen from a dark place, 880 light years
  120. HIP 302Just seen from a dark place, 870 light years
  121. HIP 108420Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  122. HIP 112508Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  123. HIP 109190Just seen from a dark place, 680 light years
  124. HIP 1296Just seen from a dark place, 630 light years
  125. HIP 114984Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  126. HIP 109434Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  127. HIP 117712Just seen from a dark place, 36 light years
  128. HIP 107893Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  129. HIP 104788Just seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  130. HIP 109124Just seen from a dark place, 640 light years
  131. HIP 3132Just seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  132. HIP 20039Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  133. HIP 108364Just seen from a dark place, 1,700 light years
  134. HIP 105091Just seen from a dark place, 2,700 light years
  135. HIP 108133Just seen from a dark place, 740 light years
  136. HIP 105193Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  137. HIP 107555Just seen from a dark place, 500 light years
  138. HIP 102771Just seen from a dark place, 2,200 light years
  139. HIP 112324Just seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  140. HIP 10623Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  141. HIP 10309Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  142. HIP 113498Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  143. HIP 110314Just seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  144. HIP 106604Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  145. HIP 107710Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  146. HIP 25911Just seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  147. Kruger 60Needs a telescope, 13 light years

Where this comes from

The stars and their measurements are from the HYG star database, version 4.4, by David Nash, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Which constellation a star belongs to follows the boundaries drawn by the International Astronomical Union, as that database gives them. To see what is up tonight, open the sky map.