Western asterism
The Arc of the King
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Cepheus
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
July, August, September
Difficulty
medium
Pattern
6 stars, 5 lines
About
The Arc of the King is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Cepheus, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- The Arc of the King is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 6 stars with 5 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Errai (apparent magnitude 3.21).
- Spans part of: Cepheus.
Important Stars
ErraiAlfirk