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AR Cephei

AR Cephei, as seen during the Digitized Sky Survey
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cepheus
Right ascension 22h 51m 33.86137s[1]
Declination +85° 02′ 46.9418″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.9 - 8.3[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M4 III[3]
B−V color index +1.52[4]
Variable type SRb[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−15.66±0.23[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 26.580[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 4.143[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.2317±0.0967 mas[1]
Distance1,010 ± 30 ly
(309 ± 9 pc)
Details
Mass2.8[5] M
Radius123[1] R
Luminosity2,094[1] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.49[5] cgs
Temperature2,400 - 3,700[citation needed] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.39[5] dex
Other designations
BD+84 516, HD 217158, HIP 112882, SAO 3809[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

AR Cephei (AR Cep) is a variable star in the constellation Cepheus. It is classified as a semiregular star[7][8] with a spectral type of M4III.[3]

Aernout de Sitter discovered the star in 1933.[3][9] It was given its variable star designation, AR Cephei, in 1939.[9]

A visual band light curve for AR Cephei, plotted from ASAS-SN data[10]

AR Cephei is located approximately 1,010 light-years (309 parsecs) from the Solar System, and has a radial velocity of -16 km/s, meaning that it is moving toward the Sun at ~16 kilometers every second.[1]

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