Xi Cephei

Star 95 of 100


Constellation: Cepheus

Difficulty: Moderate

Right Ascension: 22h 03m.8

Declination: +64° 38'

Magnitude: 4.5, 6.4

Separation: 8.1"

Position Angle: 274°

Last WDS Measure: 2019

My Observation Details

Object Name: Xi Cephei
Seeing: VG
Transparency: 5
Lat/Lon: 35.15, -85.32
Instrument: 1300/102
Power: 144x
Date: 10-15-2025
Time: 10:04pm EST
Est. P.A.: 270 deg

Observation Notes

Visual Description

Xi Ceph A appears twice as bright and approximately three times bigger than Xi Ceph B. Both are white in color.

Additional Notes

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Sketch

Xi Cephei sketch