χ Ceti (chi Ceti)

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:39 | Tran: 8:43 | Set: 13:48

Alt: -14.46° Az: 271.14° Direction: South-West

χ Ceti is a double giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Cetus.

χ Ceti visual magnitude is 4.67. Because of its moderate brightness, χ 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 χ Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Ceti during the next 1000 years (-2.43 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 50m 50s

Declination -10° 33’ 38”

Hour Angle 06h 39m 58s

Sidereal Time 08h 30m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 49m 35s

Declination -10° 41’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 165.48°

Galactic Latitude -68.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Ceti (chi Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.67

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.80

Spectral Type F3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

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

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

Star System Properties

χ Ceti is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the χ Ceti double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.67

Secondary star magnitude 6.77

Magnitude difference 2.1

Separation 184 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Ceti is distant 76.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 23.61

Distance (light year) 76.98

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.146 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.093"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Ceti
(chi Ceti)

Flamsteed designation 53 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD11171

SAO Catalogue SAO148036

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8497

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 352

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9061 A

FK5 Catalogue 1051

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 100.6° RISE 3:39

Max altitude: 28.0° TRANSIT 8:43

Azimuth: 259.4° SET 13:48

Set Location

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