ξ²-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , ξ²-Cet is visible between 18:20 and 04:06. It will become accessible at around 18:20, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:13, 64° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:06 when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
ξ²-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 02h28m09s [4] |
| Declination: | +08°27'36" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 4.26 (V) [2] 4.22 (BT) [2] 4.26 (VT) [2] 4.26 (G) [4] 4.24 (BP) [4] 4.28 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 59.2 parsec 193.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 43.9 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 108.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.40 |
Sources