Alkurah

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Double star
Alkurah (ξ Cephei)
Xi Cephei in the constellation Cepheus
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Cepheus
Apparent brightness  4.29 likes
Astrometry
distance  100 ly
Individual data
Names A; B.
Observation data:
Right ascension A. 220347.4622 h 03 m 47.46 s
B. 220346.2222 h 03 m 46.22 s
declination A. 2643740.7+ 64 ° 37 ′ 40.7 ″
B. 2643741.5+ 64 ° 37 ′ 41.5 ″
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name ξ Cephei
Flamsteed name 17 Cephei
Henry Draper Catalog HD 209790 [1]
SAO catalog SAO 19827 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 108917 [3]

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Alkurah (Arabic "the blaze") is the name of the double star ξ Cephei (Xi Cephei). Alkurah belongs to the spectral class A3 / 6Vm and has an apparent brightness of +4.29 mag. Its distance is about 100 light years . Other names: Alkirdah, Al Kirduh