ι Ceti (iota Ceti)

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:29 | Tran: 9:43 | Set: 14:57

Alt: -10.71° Az: 269.48° Direction: West

ι Ceti is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Cetus.

ι Ceti visual magnitude is 3.56. Because of its moderate brightness, ι 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 ι Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Ceti during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 20m 43s

Declination -08° 40’ 59”

Hour Angle 06h 25m 16s

Sidereal Time 06h 46m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 19m 25s

Declination -08° 49’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 98.98°

Galactic Latitude -70.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Ceti (iota Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.56

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.18

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

Main star magnitude 3.56

Secondary star magnitude 8.36

Magnitude difference 4.8

Separation 108.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Ceti is distant 289.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 88.81

Distance (light year) 289.52

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ι Ceti
(iota Ceti)

Flamsteed designation 8 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1522

SAO Catalogue SAO128694

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1562

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 48

FK5 Catalogue 9

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 123

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 98.7° RISE 4:29

Max altitude: 29.8° TRANSIT 9:43

Azimuth: 261.3° SET 14:57

Set Location

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