φ²-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , φ²-Cet is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:37, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:59, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
φ²-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 00h50m07s [4] |
| Declination: | −10°38'43" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.17 (V) [2] 5.78 (BT) [2] 5.22 (VT) [2] 5.03 (G) [4] 5.30 (BP) [4] 4.61 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 15.9 parsec 51.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.47 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 323.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 224.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.16 |
Sources