- Stars with a name
- Kurhah
Kurhah
ξ Cephei
Kurhah is a white star, in the constellation Cepheus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1929.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it never sets: it circles the pole all night, all year.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 4.26.
What it’s like
It gives off 15 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 7,000 degrees.
It is 96.5 light years away: 913 trillion kilometres.