General Catalogue of Variable Stars
RW Cephei is also a semi-regular variable star of type SRd, meaning that it is a slowly varying yellow giant or supergiant. The visual magnitude range is from 6.0 to 7.3, while the photographic range is from 8.6 - 10.7. The General Catalogue of Variable Stars gives a period of approximately 346 days, but other studies suggest different periods and certainly no strong periodicity.