Iota Cephei
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Right ascension | 22h 49m 40.91s |
| Declination | +66° 12′ 2.6″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.50[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | 0.76[1] |
| Distance | 115 ly (35.28 pc) |
| Spectral type | K0 III[1] |
| Other designations | |
Iota Cephei (ι Cep, ι Cep) is a Class K0, third-magnitude star in the constellation Cepheus. Iota Cephei is an orange giant star located about 115 light-years from Earth. This star has 10.05 ± 0.18 times the Sun's radius and about 1.8–2.2 times the mass of the Sun. It is emitting 49.6 ± 2.5 as much luminosity as the Sun, which is being radiated from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 4,831 ± 74 K.[3] Due to precession of the equinoxes, it will become the pole star some time around 5200 CE.
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| Preceded by | Pole Star 5200–6800 |
Succeeded by Alderamin |
