Baten Kaitos - ζ Ceti (zeta Ceti)
Baten Kaitos, also designated as ζ Ceti (zeta Ceti), is a variable and double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cetus.
Baten Kaitos visual magnitude is 3.73. Because of its moderate brightness, Baten Kaitos 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.
Celestial Coordinates
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for Baten Kaitos - ζ Ceti (zeta Ceti).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where Baten Kaitos is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Star System Properties
Baten Kaitos 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 Baten Kaitos double sysyem:
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
Baten Kaitos is distant 258.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's Baten Kaitos - ζ Ceti (zeta Ceti) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):