33 Ceti

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:11 | Tran: 2:25 | Set: 8:36

Alt: -35.34° Az: 348.33° Direction: North-North-West

33 Ceti is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Cetus.

33 Ceti visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, 33 Ceti is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 33 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of 33 Ceti during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 11m 50s

Declination +02° 34’ 35”

Hour Angle 11h 21m 57s

Sideral Time 12h 33m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 10m 33s

Declination +02° 26’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 132.54°

Galactic Latitude -60.07°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 33 Ceti.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.25

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.51

Temperature 3779K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 33 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 33 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

33 Ceti is distant 898.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 275.48

Distance (light year) 898.07

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 33 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD7014

SAO Catalogue SAO109715

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5510

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 221

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 422

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 33 Ceti rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.4° RISE 20:11

Max altitude: 41.1° TRANSIT 2:25

Azimuth: 272.6° SET 8:36

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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