θ-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , θ-Cet is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:34 (EST), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:19, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:13, when it sinks below 17° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
θ-Cet
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Object type
Star
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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 |
Sources