κ¹-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , κ¹-Cet is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:02 (PDT) – 3 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:44.
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Name
κ¹-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 03h19m21s [4] |
| Declination: | +03°22'14" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 4.85 (V) [2] 5.67 (BT) [2] 4.92 (VT) [2] 4.66 (G) [4] 5.01 (BP) [4] 4.15 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 9.3 parsec 30.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.64 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 285.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 70.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.97 |
Sources