95 Ceti

95 Ceti is a variable and double sub-giant star in the constellation of Cetus.

95 Ceti visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its reltive faintness, 95 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 95 Ceti:

Color of 95 Ceti ⬤

Magnitude of 95 Ceti 5.38

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 95 Ceti is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 95 Ceti

95 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 95 Ceti are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 18m 22s

Declination J2000 -00° 55’ 49”

Galactic Longitude 182.52°

Galactic Latitude -46.1°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 95 Ceti in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 95 Ceti.

Visibility of 95 Ceti from your location

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

Today's 95 Ceti rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.9° RISE 9:25

Max altitude: 37.6° TRANSIT 15:18

Azimuth: 269.1° SET 21:12

RIGHT NOW 95 Ceti is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 95 Ceti

The image below is a photograph of 95 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 95 Ceti is 0.252 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.052 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 95 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of 95 Ceti during the next 1000 years (4.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.87 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 95 Ceti from the Sun and relative movement

95 Ceti is distant 222.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.12 pc

Distance (light year) 222.07 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.252 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.052 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 95 Ceti

95 Ceti belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.21

Spectral Type G9IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature of 95 Ceti 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 95 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 95 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

95 Ceti star system properties

95 Ceti is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 95 Ceti double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.38

Secondary star magnitude 7.78

Magnitude difference 2.4

Separation 1.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of 95 Ceti

Flamsteed designation 95 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20559

SAO Catalogue SAO130408

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15383

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 469

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1097

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2459

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