7 Cephei
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Right ascension | 21h 27m 46.14144s |
| Declination | +66° 48′ 32.7406″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.42 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence |
| Spectral type | B7 V |
| B−V color index | −0.099±0.004 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +3.0±4.2 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −11.296 mas/yr Dec.: −19.787 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.9653±0.1148 mas |
| Distance | 820 ± 20 ly (252 ± 7 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −1.54 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 4.47±0.07 M☉ |
| Radius | 3.0 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 769+94 −84 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.56 cgs |
| Temperature | 12,560+87 −86 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.36 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 236 km/s |
| Age | 38 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| 7 Cep, BD+66°1405, FK5 3718, HD 204770, HIP 105972, HR 8227, SAO 19432 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
7 Cephei is a single star located approximately 820 light years away, in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.42.
This is a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B7 V. It is a candidate variable star with an amplitude of 9 micromagnitudes and a period of 0.737±0.002 d. This object has 4.5 times the mass of the Sun and about three times the Sun's radius. It is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 236 km/s. 7 Cephei is radiating 769 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 12,560 K.