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🌎  Observing from: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
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48 Ceti

48 Ceti is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Cetus.

48 Ceti visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its reltive faintness, 48 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 48 Ceti:

5.12
Main-sequence
48 Ceti is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 17°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 48 Ceti

48 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 48 Ceti are provided in the following table:

01h 29m 36s
-21° 37’ 45”
182.65°
-79.72°
Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 48 Ceti in the sky:

Finder chart 48 Ceti star
Simplified finder chart for 48 Ceti.

Visibility of 48 Ceti from your location

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

Today's 48 Ceti rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.6°
Max altitude: 16.9°
Azimuth: 248.4°
48 Ceti is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 48 Ceti

The image below is a photograph of 48 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 48 Ceti is 0.056 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 48 Ceti star
DSS2 image of 48 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of 48 Ceti during the next 10000 years (9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 48 Ceti from the Sun and relative movement

48 Ceti is distant 221.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

67.93 pc
221.47 ly
1 km/s
0.056 arcsec/year
0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 48 Ceti

48 Ceti belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.96
A1V
9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 48 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 48 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

48 Ceti star system properties

48 Ceti is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 48 Ceti double sysyem:

5.12
12.62
7.5
22 arcsec

Alternative designations of 48 Ceti

SAO167086
SAO167086