BG-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , BG-Cet is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:13 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 35° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:28.
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Name
BG-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h36m06s [4] |
| Declination: | −22°50'33" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.06 (V) [2] 6.39 (BT) [2] 6.09 (VT) [2] 6.01 (G) [4] 6.14 (BP) [4] 5.77 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 50.6 parsec 165.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.26 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 88.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 234.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.54 |
Sources