56-Cet (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , 56-Cet is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 32° below the horizon at dawn.
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Name
56-Cet
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 01h56m40s [4] |
| Declination: | -22°31'36" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 4.90 (V) [2] 6.77 (BT) [2] 5.06 (VT) [2] 4.41 (G) [4] 5.17 (BP) [4] 3.57 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 136.4 parsec 444.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.46 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 65.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 112.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.77 |
Sources