Gamma Cephei, aka Errai, a future North Star

Gamma Cephei, aka Errai, a future North Star

Look for the constellation Cepheus the King in the northern sky. It resembles a child’s drawing of a house. The star Gamma Cephei, or Errai, marks the peak of the house’s roof. It can be found about 2/3 of the way along a line between the star Caph in Cassiopeia, and Polaris, the North Star. Gamma Cephei, also called Errai, is a moderately bright 3rd-magnitude star in the northern constellation Cepheus the King. Cepheus looks like a child’s draw…