Xi Cephei
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Right ascension | 22h 03m 47.455s[1] |
| Declination | +64° 37′ 40.71″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.29[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 215.46 ± 1.14[1] mas/yr Dec.: 91.06 ± 0.97[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 38.10 ± 2.81[3] mas |
| Distance | 86 ± 6 ly (26 ± 2 pc) |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Xi Cephei (ξ Cep, ξ Cephei) is a star in the constellation Cepheus. It has the traditional name Kurhah or Alkirdah or Al Kirduh,[4] the name coming from Qazvini who gave Al Ḳurḥaḥ (القرحة - al-qurhah), an Arabic word Ideler translated as a white spot, or blaze, in the face of a horse. Allen indicates that Ideler felt this was not a proper name for a star, and suggested the name Al Ḳirdah (ألقردة - al qírada), the Ape.[5] Xi Cephei belongs to spectral class A3/6Vm and has apparent magnitude +4.29. It is approximately 86 light years from Earth.[3]
Coordinates (equinox J2000.0):
- Right ascension: 22h03m47.40s
- Declination: +64°37'40.0"
It is a spectroscopic binary.
In Chinese, 天鈎 (Tiān Gōu), meaning Celestial Hook, refers to an asterism consisting of ξ Cephei, 4 Cephei, HD 194298, η Cephei, θ Cephei, α Cephei, 26 Cephei, ι Cephei and ο Cephei.[6] Consequently, ξ Cephei itself is known as 天鈎六 (Tiān Gōu liù, English: the Sixth Star of Celestial Hook.).[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Vizier catalog entry
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- ↑ Islamic Crescent Project: Star names
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- ↑ (Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
- ↑ (Chinese) 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
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