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TimezoneEurope/Berlin
Sunrise: 5:13 
Transit: 13:20 
Sunset: 21:29
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Diphda - β Ceti (beta Ceti)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:14 | Tran: 10:24 | Set: 14:33
Alt: -2.40°   Az: 118.27°   Direction: East-South-East

Diphda, also designated as β Ceti (beta Ceti), is a variable giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cetus.

Diphda visual magnitude is 2.04, making it the 51th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Diphda is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Diphda - β Ceti (beta Ceti) star
DSS2 image of Diphda. The red arrow shows the motion of Diphda during the next 1000 years (3.90 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 44m 51s
-17° 50’ 52”
19h 29m 38s
20h 14m 29s

J2000

00h 43m 35s
-17° 59’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

111.31°
-80.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Diphda - β Ceti (beta Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.04
Giant

-0.30
G9III
4695K

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

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of Diphda. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Diphda is distant 95.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

29.38
95.77
13 km/s
0.234 arcsec/y
0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Diphda
β Ceti
(beta Ceti)
SAO147420
SAO147420

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Diphda - β Ceti (beta Ceti) rise, transit and set times from Süderlügum, Germany are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):

Azimuth: 107.8°
Max altitude: 17.3°
Azimuth: 252.2°