7 Ceti

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:26 | Tran: 8:43 | Set: 13:00

Alt: 19.72° Az: 179.02° Direction: South

7 Ceti is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Cetus.

7 Ceti visual magnitude is 4.44. Because of its moderate brightness, 7 Ceti is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 7 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of 7 Ceti during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 15m 55s

Declination -18° 47’ 29”

Hour Angle 23h 56m 06s

Sidereal Time 00h 12m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 14m 38s

Declination -18° 55’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 75.11°

Galactic Latitude -78.23°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.46

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 7 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 7 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

7 Ceti is distant 492.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 151.06

Distance (light year) 492.45

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.067"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 7 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1038

SAO Catalogue SAO147169

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1170

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 21

General Catalogue of Variable Stars AE Cet

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 7 Ceti rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.8° RISE 4:26

Max altitude: 19.7° TRANSIT 8:43

Azimuth: 251.2° SET 13:00

Set Location

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