σ-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , σ-Cet is visible between 17:54 and 23:48. It will become accessible at around 17:54, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 20:51, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 23:48 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
σ-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h32m05s [2] |
| Declination: | −15°14'40" [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 4.75 (V) [2] 5.26 (BT) [2] 4.79 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 26.7 parsec 87.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.40 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 166.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 208.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.62 |
Sources