τ-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , τ-Cet is visible between 18:10 and 00:33. It will become accessible at around 18:10, when it rises to an altitude of 16° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:22, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:33 when it sinks below 16° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
τ-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h44m02s [4] |
| Declination: | −15°56'01" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 3.49 (V) [2] 3.30 (G) [4] 3.80 (BP) [4] 2.75 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 3.7 parsec 11.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.73 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1.92 arcsec/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 296.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 5.68 |
Sources