69 Ceti

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:53 | Tran: 10:54 | Set: 16:55

Alt: -6.95° Az: 279.64° Direction: West

69 Ceti is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Cetus.

69 Ceti visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, 69 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 69 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of 69 Ceti during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 23m 14s

Declination +00° 30’ 38”

Hour Angle 06h 47m 25s

Sidereal Time 09h 10m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 21m 56s

Declination +00° 23’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 164.95°

Galactic Latitude -54.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.74

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.65

Temperature 3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 69 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 69 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

69 Ceti is distant 1,309.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 401.61

Distance (light year) 1,309.24

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 69 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD14652

SAO Catalogue SAO110495

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11021

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 355

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 805

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 69 Ceti rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.5° RISE 4:53

Max altitude: 39.0° TRANSIT 10:54

Azimuth: 270.5° SET 16:55

Set Location

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