Celestial Atlas
Centaurus <—     Cepheus: Cepheus, The King     —> Cetus
(possessive form Cephei, abbreviation Cep)
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Constellations Bordering Cepheus
(tba)

Cepheus is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Illustration of Cepheus
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing the region near Cepheus

Map of Cepheus
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger


Stars in Cepheus

     Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α Cep (Alderamin)

β Cep

γ Cep

δ Cep

ε Cep


Celestial Atlas
Centaurus <—     Cepheus: Cepheus, The King     —> Cetus