32 Ceti

32 Ceti is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cetus.

32 Ceti visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, 32 Ceti should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 32 Ceti:

Color of 32 Ceti ⬤

Magnitude of 32 Ceti 6.4

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 32 Ceti is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 32 Ceti

32 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 32 Ceti are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 10m 11s

Declination J2000 -08° 54’ 21”

Galactic Longitude 137.48°

Galactic Latitude -71.25°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 32 Ceti in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 32 Ceti.

Visibility of 32 Ceti from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 32 Ceti rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.9° RISE 4:26

Max altitude: 29.6° TRANSIT 9:39

Azimuth: 261.1° SET 14:52

RIGHT NOW 32 Ceti is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 32 Ceti

The image below is a photograph of 32 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 32 Ceti is -0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.036 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 32 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Ceti during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 32 Ceti from the Sun and relative movement

32 Ceti is distant 364.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.86 pc

Distance (light year) 364.65 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.036 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 32 Ceti

32 Ceti belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.16

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature of 32 Ceti 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 32 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 32 Ceti

Flamsteed designation 32 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6976

SAO Catalogue SAO129154

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5485

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 227

In Evidence

Other stars in Cetus