AB-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , AB-Cet is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:27 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 30° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:35.
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Name
AB-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h26m00s [4] |
| Declination: | −15°20'29" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.87 (V) [2] 6.05 (BT) [2] 5.88 (VT) [2] 5.86 (G) [4] 5.91 (BP) [4] 5.76 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 79.3 parsec 258.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.14 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 71.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 219.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.37 |
Sources