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Kappa Cephei

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Magnitude
  
4.395

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
4.395

Constellation
  
Cepheus

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Kappa Cephei (κ Cep) is a binary star in the constellation Cepheus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.395. Located approximately 96.53 parsecs (314.8 ly) distant, the primary is a blue giant of spectral type B9III, a star that has used up its core hydrogen and is likely expanding to become a supergiant. The secondary is a main sequence star of spectral type A7V. It has an apparent magnitude of 8.34 and lies 7.38 arc seconds distant.

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Kappa Cephei Wikipedia