ε Ceti (epsilon Ceti)

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:53 | Tran: 11:51 | Set: 16:49

Alt: -46.40° Az: 327.61° Direction: North-North-West

ε Ceti is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Cetus.

ε Ceti visual magnitude is 4.84. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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 ε Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Ceti during the next 1000 years (2.43 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.93 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 40m 47s

Declination -11° 45’ 50”

Hour Angle 10h 31m 19s

Sidereal Time 13h 12m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 39m 33s

Declination -11° 52’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 187.19°

Galactic Latitude -60.41°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Ceti (epsilon Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.84

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.68

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.45

Temperature 6625K

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

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

Star System Properties

ε Ceti 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 ε Ceti double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.84

Secondary star magnitude 5.04

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Ceti is distant 88.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 27.03

Distance (light year) 88.13

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.146 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.236"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Ceti
(epsilon Ceti)

Flamsteed designation 83 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16620

SAO Catalogue SAO148528

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12390

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 501

Gliese Catalogue Gl 105.4A

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 101.8° RISE 6:53

Max altitude: 26.8° TRANSIT 11:51

Azimuth: 258.2° SET 16:49

Set Location

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