γ-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , γ-Cet is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:49 (PST), 39° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:39, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:25, when it sinks below 16° above your western horizon.
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Name
γ-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h43m18s [3] |
| Declination: | +03°14'10" [3] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 3.57 (V) [3] 3.60 (BT) [2] 3.46 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 24.4 parsec 79.6 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.10 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 206.6 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 225.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.63 |
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