ν Ceti (nu Ceti)

Altitude: -9.3° Azimuth: 68.7° Direction: East-North-East

ν Ceti is a double giant star in the constellation of Cetus.

ν Ceti visual magnitude is 4.86. Because of its moderate brightness, ν Ceti should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about ν Ceti:

Color of ν Ceti ⬤

Magnitude of ν Ceti 4.86

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

ν Ceti (nu Ceti) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -9.3°
Azimuth: 68.7°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ν Ceti

ν Ceti is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ν Ceti are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 02h 35m 52s

Declination J2000 +05° 35’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 164.48°

Galactic Latitude -48.67°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ν Ceti in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for ν Ceti (nu Ceti).

Visibility of ν Ceti from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's ν Ceti (nu Ceti) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.4° RISE 4:07

Max altitude: 44.1° TRANSIT 10:33

Azimuth: 275.6° SET 16:59

RIGHT NOW ν Ceti (nu Ceti) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of ν Ceti

The image below is a photograph of ν Ceti from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of ν Ceti is -0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of ν Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Ceti during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of ν Ceti from the Sun and relative movement

ν Ceti is distant 371.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.03 pc

Distance (light year) 371.72 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ν Ceti

ν Ceti belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.43

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature of ν Ceti 5078K

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

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

ν Ceti star system properties

ν 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 ν Ceti double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.86

Secondary star magnitude 9.66

Magnitude difference 4.8

Separation 8.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of ν Ceti

Bayer designation ν Ceti
(nu Ceti)

Flamsteed designation 78 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16161

SAO Catalogue SAO110635

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12093

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 418

FK5 Catalogue 1072

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1971

In Evidence

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