6-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 6-Cet is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:58, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:57, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
6-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h11m15s [4] |
| Declination: | −15°28'09" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 4.90 (V) [2] 5.46 (BT) [2] 4.95 (VT) [2] 4.76 (G) [4] 5.02 (BP) [4] 4.34 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 18.9 parsec 61.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.43 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 282.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 197.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 3.52 |
Sources