The star 69-Cet
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , 69-Cet will become visible around 18:59 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 17 minutes after the Sun at 21:09.
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Name
69-Cet
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.31 (V) [1] 7.46 (BT) [1] 5.49 (VT) [1] 4.37 (G) [2] 5.59 (BP) [2] 3.44 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.67 |
| Right ascension: | 02h21m56s [2] |
| Declination: | +00°23'44" [2] |
| Distance: | 264.4 parsec 862.0 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 14.8 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 237.0° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.80 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.