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(Redirected from Al Kalb al Rai) Star in the constellation Cepheus For other stars with this Bayer designation, see ρ Cephei.
Rho Cephei
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cepheus
Right ascension 22 29 52.97918
Declination +78° 49′ 27.4282″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.50
Characteristics
Spectral type A3 V
U−B color index +0.07
B−V color index +0.06
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: +3.68 mas/yr
Dec.: −21.29 mas/yr
Parallax (π)13.31 ± 0.21 mas
Distance245 ± 4 ly
(75 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.07
Details
Mass2.23±0.03 M
Luminosity32 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.2 cgs
Temperature8,511 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)133 km/s
Age85 Myr
Other designations
 Cephei, ρ Cep, 29 Cephei, BD+78° 801, FK5 1593, HD 213798, HIP 111056, HR 8591, SAO 10402
Database references
SIMBADdata

Rho Cephei, Latinized from ρ Cephei, or simply ρ Cephei, is a solitary star in the northern constellation of Cepheus. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.50, it is faintly visible to the naked eye, forming an optical pair with Rho Cephei. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 13.31 mas as seen from the Earth, it is located about 245 light years from the Sun.

Rho Cephei is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A3 V, estimated to be 85 million years old. It has a high rate of rotation, showing a projected rotational velocity of 133 km/s. The effective temperature of its photosphere is 8,511 K and its bolometric luminosity, the total amount of radiation it emits at all wavelengths, is 32 L.

References

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