Epsilon Cephei

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star
gptkbp:category a giant star
a target for amateur astronomers
gptkbp:has also_known_as_Alpha_Cephei
gptkbp:hasDescription HD 213307
gptkbp:hasFacilities about 2.5 solar masses
gptkbp:hasGoals about 10 solar radii
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance noted in ancient star catalogs
gptkbp:hasPersonnel approximately 1.5 billion years
gptkbp:hasProductLine -0.020 arcseconds/year
-0.045 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:hasRecognition 3.73
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent K3III
gptkbp:hasTechnology about 4,800 K
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epsilon Cephei
gptkbp:isA red giant star
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy true
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith the constellation's mythology
the_mythological_figure_of_Cepheus
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Epsilon_Cephei_B_(companion_star)
gptkbp:isFiledIn +1.45
gptkbp:isLocatedIn constellation_Cepheus
gptkbp:isNotedFor its brightness and visibility
its brightness in the night sky
its role in the history of astronomy
its historical observations by astronomers.
its position in the celestial coordinate system
its role in the study of stellar dynamics
its stability as a star
its_relatively_close_proximity_to_Earth
gptkbp:isPartOf Milky Way
the northern celestial hemisphere
the celestial sphere
the study of red giants
the spectral classification system
the study of stellar populations
the astronomical community's observations
the_Bayer_designation_system
the_Cepheus_constellation_group
gptkbp:isRelatedTo stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:isServedBy ground-based telescopes
various astronomical studies
gptkbp:isStudiedIn its chemical composition
its light curve variations
gptkbp:isUsedIn stellar distance measurements
navigation by astronomers
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn the Hipparcos catalog
the autumn sky
gptkbp:length approximately 45 light years
gptkbp:resolution about 50 times that of the Sun