ν Ceti (nu Ceti)

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:46 | Tran: 2:16 | Set: 8:43

Alt: -5.74° Az: 286.65° Direction: West-North-West

ν Ceti is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cetus.

ν Ceti visual magnitude is 4.86. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 37m 10s

Declination +05° 42’ 01”

Hour Angle 07h 06m 37s

Sideral Time 09h 43m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 35m 52s

Declination +05° 35’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 164.48°

Galactic Latitude -48.67°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ν Ceti (nu Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.86

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.43

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 371.72

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 84.3° RISE 19:46

Max altitude: 44.2° TRANSIT 2:16

Azimuth: 275.7° SET 8:43

Set Location

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