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