How to see it
3Eta Cep has a visual magnitude of about 3.18: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 3Eta Cep: right ascension 20h 45m 18s, declination +61° 50′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).
Catalog context
3Eta Cep. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102422, HD 198149, Gaia DR3 2195115561168483712. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2195115561168483712
- HIP
- 102422
- HD
- 198149
- gaia_dr3
- 2195115561168483712
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 3Eta Cep
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.18