
Theta Cephei

Theta Cephei, Latinized from θ Cephei, is a stellar class A7, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Cepheus. It is a white-hued, single-lined spectroscopic binary system, located about 127 light-years from Earth. The pair have an orbital period of 840.6 days with a low eccentricity of 0.03. Shared with η Cep, this star system has the title Al Kidr.
In Chinese, (), meaning "Celestial Hook", refers to an asterism consisting of 4 Cephei, HD 194298, η Cephei, α Cephei, ξ Cephei, 26 Cephei, ι Cephei and ο Cephei. Consequently, the Chinese name for θ Cephei itself is (, .).