ρ-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ρ-Cet is visible between 18:54 and 01:30. It will become accessible at around 18:54, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:12, 36° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:30 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
ρ-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 02h25m56s [4] |
| Declination: | −12°17'25" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 4.86 (V) [2] 4.84 (BT) [2] 4.86 (VT) [2] 4.85 (G) [4] 4.85 (BP) [4] 4.84 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 172.3 parsec 561.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.02 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 15.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 229.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.32 |
Sources