Alfirk

Prototype Beta Cephei variable and a triple system in Cepheus. Its tiny light changes helped define a whole class of hot pulsators. Look for it while tracing Cepheus on a dark night.

Wikipedia

Gaia has no usable parallax for this star (common for bright multiples). Distance uses the Hipparcos parallax instead.

ID
2272185759996420992
Distance
210.08 pc · 685.2 ly
Parallax
4.76 mas (Hipparcos)
Magnitude (G)
3.19
Color (BP-RP)
-
Radius
unknown
RA · Dec
322.17° · 70.56°