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Cepheus

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Ce·pheus  (sfys, -f-s, sf-)
n.
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cassiopeia and Draco.
[Latin Cpheus, from Greek Kpheus.]
Cepheus1
n Latin genitive Cephei [ˈsiːfɪˌaɪ]
(Astronomy) a faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the Pole Star See also Cepheid variable
[from Latin Cēpheus named after the mythical king]
Cepheus2
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of Ethiopia, father of Andromeda and husband of Cassiopeia
Cepheus  (sfys, -f-s)
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cassiopeia and Draco.
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Noun1.Cepheus - (Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
2.Cepheus - a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole starCepheus - a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star
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In August 2006, June 2007, and July 2008, a team of astronomers used the Subaru Telescope, fitted with Cooled Mid-Infrared Camera and Spectrometer (COMICS), to make infrared observations of the young massive star HD 200775 in the constellation Cepheus.
Infrared image of circumstellar disk illuminates massive star ... by Asian News International
Indeed, seeing Cepheus, Draco, Camelopardis and Ursa Minor was quite strange.
Plough northwards, to the Big Dipper by Streicher, Magda / Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
The constellations of Cepheus and Cassiopeia represent the mythical king and queen whose daughter, Andromeda, was rescued from the sea monster, Cetus, by the hero Perseus.
Starwatch by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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