ρ-Cet (Star)

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From Seattle , ρ-Cet is visible between 23:51 and 05:22. It will become accessible at around 23:51, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:37, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:22 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.

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Name ρ-Cet
Object type Star
Other names
ρ-Cet
Rho Ceti
72-Cet
72 Ceti
HR 708[1]
HD 15130
HIP 11345[3]
TYC 5284-2546-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5147600840643195520[4]
Position
Right ascension:02h25m56s [4]
Declination:−12°17'25" [4]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:4.86 (V) [2]
4.84 (BT) [2]
4.86 (VT) [2]
4.85 (G) [4]
4.85 (BP) [4]
4.84 (RP) [4]
Distance:172.3 parsec
561.5 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.02
Proper motion (speed):15.2 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):229.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.32
Visibility from Seattle

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47.61°N
122.33°W
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