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Name
  * mu Cep  
AAVSO UID
000-BCP-244 (87326 observations)  
Constellation
Cepheus Sequence
J2000.0
21 43 30.50 +58 46 48.0  (325.87708 +58.78000) Search nearby
B1950.0 21 41 58.64 +58 33 00.2
Galactic coord. 100.595 +4.315
Other names

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2MASS J21433045+5846480 AAVSO 2140+58 ADS 15271 A
BD+58 2316 Erakis GALEX J214330.4+584648
GALEX J214330.5+584649 GC 30440 GSC 03979-01616
HD 206936 HIP 107259 HR 8316
Herschel's Garnet Star IRAS 21419+5832 IRC +60325
PPMX J214330.4+584648 RAFGL 2802 SAO 33693
TYC 3979-1616-1 VV 469 WDS J21435+5847A
WISE J214330.91+584648.8 WISEA J214330.44+584648.8 miu Cep
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Variability type
SRC
Spectral type M2eIa
Mag. range
3.43 - 5.1 V
Discoverer --
Epoch
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Outburst --
Period 730 d
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto Usually between V= 3.5 and 4.5. Other period is 390 d.
2 Waagen, Elizabeth O. This star is Greek-letter mu Cep.
3 GCVS Team VB A (B 12.3m, 19.4", 262deg; C 12.7m, 41", 299deg). There is also the cycle with 4400d duration [I.A.Klyus, Perem. Zvezdy 21, 132, 1978.].
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References
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1 T. Jayasinghe, K. Z. Stanek, C. Kochanek, et al., 2019 (in preparation) --
2 Samus, N. N.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al., 2017, General
Catalogue of Variable Stars: Version GCVS 5.1 (November 2019)
2017ARep...61...80S
3 Long-Term VRI Photometry of Small-Amplitude Red Variables. I. Light Curves
and Periods
2001PASP..113..983P
4 Brelstaff, T.; Lloyd, C.; Markham, T.; et al., 1997, The periods of Mu
Cephei
1997JBAA..107..135B
5 T.A.Polyakova, Perem. Zvezdy 20, 75, 1975. 1975PZ.....20...75P
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Revision History
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5 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2020-05-24 17:34 UTC Position from the GCVS (November 2019 version).
4 Schmeer, Patrick 2020-05-04 11:50 UTC Gaia DR2 position. Discoverer changed (1997JBAA..107..135B).
3 Jansen, R 2016-08-13 16:44 UTC Added discoverer
2 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-08-15 19:34 UTC Period and epoch from Percy, AAVSO and Hipparcos data since 1963.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Preserved original object data.