τ-Cet (Star)
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.
Name
τ-Cet
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Object type
Star
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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° |
Absolute mag (V): | 5.68 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.