θ-Cet (Star)

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

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From South El Monte , θ-Cet will become visible at around 18:24 (PST), 38° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:03.

Name θ-Cet
Object type Star
Other names
θ-Cet
Theta Ceti
45-Cet
45 Ceti
HR 402[1]
HD 8512
HIP 6537[5]
TYC 5274-1984-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:01h24m01s [3]
Declination:−08°10'57" [3]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:3.61 (V) [3]
4.98 (BT) [2]
3.73 (VT) [2]
Distance:34.9 parsec
113.7 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):1.06
Proper motion (speed):220.7 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):200.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.90

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