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Kaffaljidhma - γ Ceti (gamma Ceti)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 20:01 | Tran: 2:20 | Set: 8:34
Alt: -35.01°   Az: 6.24°   Direction: North

Kaffaljidhma, also designated as γ Ceti (gamma Ceti), is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Cetus.

Kaffaljidhma visual magnitude is 3.47. Because of its moderate brightness, Kaffaljidhma 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.

Image of Kaffaljidhma - γ Ceti (gamma Ceti) star
DSS2 image of Kaffaljidhma. The red arrow shows the motion of Kaffaljidhma during the next 1000 years (-2.37 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 44m 35s
+03° 20’ 23”
12h 20m 28s
15h 05m 04s

J2000

02h 43m 18s
+03° 14’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

168.92°
-49.38°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Kaffaljidhma - γ Ceti (gamma Ceti) star
Simplified finder chart for Kaffaljidhma - γ Ceti (gamma Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.47
Main-sequence

1.47
A3V
9125K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

3.47
6.17
2.7
2.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Kaffaljidhma is distant 81.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

25.14
81.95
-5 km/s
-0.142 arcsec/y
-0.152"/y

Alternative Designations

Kaffaljidhma
γ Ceti
(gamma Ceti)
SAO110707
SAO110707
Gl 106.1A

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 86.7°
Max altitude: 41.9°
Azimuth: 273.3°