AY-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , AY-Cet is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 12° below the horizon at dawn.
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Name
AY-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 01h16m36s [4] |
| Declination: | -02°30'02" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.44 (V) [2] 6.53 (BT) [2] 5.53 (VT) [2] 5.28 (G) [4] 5.77 (BP) [4] 4.62 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 74.8 parsec 244.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 118.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 237.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.06 |
Sources