3 Ceti

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:52 | Tran: 14:57 | Set: 20:02

Alt: 27.83° Az: 188.07° Direction: South

3 Ceti is a variable supergiant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cetus.

3 Ceti visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, 3 Ceti is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 3 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of 3 Ceti during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 05m 47s

Declination -10° 22’ 11”

Hour Angle 00h 29m 00s

Sidereal Time 00h 34m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 04m 30s

Declination -10° 30’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 87.07°

Galactic Latitude -70.04°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.94

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.52

Spectral Type K3I

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature 3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 3 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

3 Ceti is distant 1,605.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 492.61

Distance (light year) 1,605.91

Radial Speed -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 3 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD225212

SAO Catalogue SAO147066

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP355

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 6194

FK5 Catalogue 2001

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 13

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 3 Ceti rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.4° RISE 9:52

Max altitude: 28.2° TRANSIT 14:57

Azimuth: 259.6° SET 20:02

Set Location

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