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κ1 Ceti (kappa1 Ceti)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 11:44 | Tran: 18:00 | Set: 0:19
Alt: 41.78°   Az: 187.10°   Direction: South

κ1 Ceti is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Cetus.

κ1 Ceti visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, κ1 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.

Image of κ1 Ceti (kappa1 Ceti) star
DSS2 image of κ1 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of κ1 Ceti during the next 1000 years (4.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 20m 40s
+03° 27’ 36”
00h 21m 12s
03h 41m 52s

J2000

03h 19m 21s
+03° 22’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

178.22°
-43.08°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ1 Ceti (kappa1 Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.83
Main-sequence

5.02
G5V
5671K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ1 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of κ1 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

κ1 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 κ1 Ceti double sysyem:

4.83
9.33
4.5
268.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ1 Ceti is distant 29.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

9.16
29.86
20 km/s
0.271 arcsec/y
0.092"/y

Alternative Designations

κ1 Ceti
(kappa1 Ceti)
SAO111120
SAO111120

Visibility from Your Location

Today's κ1 Ceti (kappa1 Ceti) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.5°
Max altitude: 42.0°
Azimuth: 273.5°