υ-Cet (Star)

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

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From Cambridge , υ-Cet is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:26 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 26° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:35.

Name υ-Cet
Object type Star
Other names
υ-Cet
Upsilon Ceti
59-Cet
59 Ceti
HR 585[1]
HD 12274
HIP 9347[3]
TYC 5858-2053-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5136659462996725888[4]
Position
Right ascension:02h00m00s [4]
Declination:−21°04'40" [4]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:4.00 (V) [2]
6.04 (BT) [2]
4.17 (VT) [2]
3.28 (G) [4]
4.33 (BP) [4]
2.50 (RP) [4]
Distance:97.3 parsec
317.4 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):1.59
Proper motion (speed):136.1 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):100.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.94

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