95 Ceti

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:18 | Tran: 10:12 | Set: 16:06

Alt: 4.72° Az: 262.68° Direction: South-West

95 Ceti is a variable and double sub-giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cetus.

95 Ceti visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its faintness, 95 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 19m 40s

Declination -00° 50’ 19”

Hour Angle 05h 25m 21s

Sidereal Time 08h 45m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 18m 22s

Declination -00° 55’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 182.52°

Galactic Latitude -46.1°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.38

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.21

Spectral Type G9IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 222.07

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.252 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 90.8° RISE 4:18

Max altitude: 37.7° TRANSIT 10:12

Azimuth: 269.2° SET 16:06

Set Location

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