20 Ceti
20 Ceti is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cetus.
20 Ceti visual magnitude is 4.77. Because of its moderate brightness, 20 Ceti should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 20 Ceti:
20 Ceti is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -34.1°
Azimuth: 324.2°
Direction: North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 20 Ceti
20 Ceti is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 20 Ceti are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 20 Ceti in the sky:

Visibility of 20 Ceti from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 20 Ceti rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 20 Ceti
The image below is a photograph of 20 Ceti from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 20 Ceti is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 20 Ceti from the Sun and relative movement
20 Ceti is distant 519.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 20 Ceti
20 Ceti belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 20 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
