ξ¹-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ξ¹-Cet is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:51, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:41, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
ξ¹-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h12m59s [2] |
| Declination: | +08°50'48" [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.36 (V) [2] 5.46 (BT) [2] 4.45 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 117.5 parsec 383.1 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 31.9 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 237.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.99 |
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