Delta Cephei

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title: Delta Cephei
text: Delta Cephei is a quadruple star system located approximately 887 light-years away in the northern constellation of Cepheus, the King. At this distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by 0.23 as a result of extinction caused by gas and dust along the line of sight. It is the prototype of the Cepheid variable stars that undergo periodic changes in luminosity.
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description: Binary star system in the constellation Cepheus
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Cephei
date created: 2005-08-07T09:49:15Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T00:26:22Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Cepheus_constellation_map.svg","width":320,"height":390}
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