- And thus, without in appearance living otherwise than those who, with no other occupation than that of spending their lives agreeably and innocently, study to sever pleasure from vice, and who, that they may enjoy their leisure without ennui, have recourse to such pursuits as are honourable, I was nevertheless prosecuting my design, and making greater progress in the knowledge of truth, than I might, perhaps, have made had I been engaged in the perusal of books merely, or in holding converse with men of letters.
- Beta Cephei (Wikipedia)
Beta Cephei is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Cepheus. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from β Cephei, and abbreviated Beta Cep or β Cep. This system is a visible to the naked eye as a point of light with a combined apparent visual magnitude that ranges from 3.16 to 3.27, making it a third magnitude star. Based on parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is approximately 690 light-years distant from the Sun. It is the prototype of the Beta Cephei variable stars.