How to see it
4 Cep has a visual magnitude of about 5.55: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 4 Cep: right ascension 20h 43m 11s, declination +66° 39′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).
Catalog context
4 Cep. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102253, HD 197950, Gaia DR3 2245998176160116736. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2245998176160116736
- HIP
- 102253
- HD
- 197950
- gaia_dr3
- 2245998176160116736
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 4 Cep
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2245998176160116736
- HD 197950
- HIP 102253
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.55