9 Cephei [SEP] constellation
9 Cephei
9 Cephei (9 Cep), also known as V337 Cephei, is a variable star in the constellation Cepheus.
9 Cephei was given the name V337 Cephei and classified as an α Cygni variable in 1967. It varies irregularly between magnitude 4.69 and 4.78. A study of the Hipparcos satellite photometry showed an amplitude of 0.56 magnitudes, but could find no periodicity.
9 Cephei is considered to be a member of the Cepheus OB2 stellar association, a scattering of massive bright stars around a thousand parsecs away
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