94 Ceti

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:47 | Tran: 12:40 | Set: 18:32

Alt: -38.69° Az: 14.88° Direction: North-North-East

94 Ceti is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Cetus.

94 Ceti visual magnitude is 5.06. Because of its faintness, 94 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 94 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of 94 Ceti during the next 1000 years (3.27 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.12 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 14m 03s

Declination -01° 06’ 08”

Hour Angle 12h 46m 15s

Sidereal Time 16h 00m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 12m 46s

Declination -01° 11’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 181.5°

Galactic Latitude -47.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 94 Ceti.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.06

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.31

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.57

Temperature 6088K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 94 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 94 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

94 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 94 Ceti double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.06

Secondary star magnitude 11.46

Magnitude difference 6.4

Separation 3.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

94 Ceti is distant 72.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 22.38

Distance (light year) 72.95

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.196 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.067"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 94 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD19994

SAO Catalogue SAO130355

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14954

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 457

Gliese Catalogue Gl 128 A

FK5 Catalogue 116

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2406

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 94 Ceti rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.1° RISE 6:47

Max altitude: 37.4° TRANSIT 12:40

Azimuth: 268.9° SET 18:32

Set Location

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