ν-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ν-Cet is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:23 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:11.
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Name
ν-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 02h35m52s [4] |
| Declination: | +05°35'35" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 4.88 (V) [2] 5.96 (BT) [2] 4.97 (VT) [2] 4.64 (G) [4] 5.09 (BP) [4] 4.04 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 123.6 parsec 402.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.84 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 35.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 231.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.58 |
Sources