The star 2-Cet
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , 2-Cet is visible between 20:10 and 02:00. It will become accessible around 20:10, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:03, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 02:00 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
2-Cet
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 4.55 (V) [2] 4.49 (BT) [1] 4.54 (VT) [1] 4.48 (G) [3] 4.52 (BP) [3] 4.55 (RP) [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.04 |
| Right ascension: | 00h03m44s [3] |
| Declination: | -17°20'09" [3] |
| Distance: | 94.4 parsec 307.7 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 27.2 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 109.8° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.32 |