37 Ceti

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:44 | Tran: 20:03 | Set: 1:25

Alt: -38.96° Az: 317.38° Direction: North-West

37 Ceti is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Cetus.

37 Ceti visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its faintness, 37 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 37 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of 37 Ceti during the next 1000 years (2.12 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 15m 39s

Declination -07° 47’ 29”

Hour Angle 09h 51m 34s

Sidereal Time 11h 07m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 14m 23s

Declination -07° 55’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 139.8°

Galactic Latitude -70.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 37 Ceti.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.13

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.19

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 37 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 37 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

37 Ceti is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 37 Ceti double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.13

Secondary star magnitude 7.83

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 49.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

37 Ceti is distant 79.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 24.38

Distance (light year) 79.49

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.127 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.273"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 37 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD7439

SAO Catalogue SAO129193

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5799

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 216

Gliese Catalogue Gl 54.2A

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 446

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1003

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 37 Ceti rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.8° RISE 14:44

Max altitude: 30.7° TRANSIT 20:03

Azimuth: 262.2° SET 1:25

Set Location

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