τ-Cet (Star)

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From Fairfield , τ-Cet is visible between 22:26 and 05:00. It will become accessible at around 22:26, when it rises to an altitude of 16° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:43, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:00 when it sinks below 16° above your south-western horizon.

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Name τ-Cet
Object type Star
Other names
τ-Cet
Tau Ceti
52-Cet
52 Ceti
HR 509[1]
HD 10700
HIP 8102[3]
Gaia EDR3- 2452378776434477184[4]
Position
Right ascension:01h44m02s [4]
Declination:−15°56'01" [4]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:3.49 (V) [2]
3.30 (G) [4]
3.80 (BP) [4]
2.75 (RP) [4]
Distance:3.7 parsec
11.9 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.73
Proper motion (speed):1.92 arcsec/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):296.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):5.68
Visibility from Fairfield

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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