γ-Cet (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , γ-Cet is visible between 17:42 and 02:59. It will become accessible at around 17:42, when it rises to an altitude of 17° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:21, 50° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:59 when it sinks below 17° above your western horizon.

Name γ-Cet
Object type Star
Other names
γ-Cet
Gamma Ceti
86-Cet
86 Ceti
HR 804[1]
HD 16970
HIP 12706[5]
TYC 50-1721-1[4]
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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