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φ1 Ceti (phi1 Ceti)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 10:17 | Tran: 15:21 | Set: 20:26
Alt: -36.77°   Az: 54.94°   Direction: North-East

φ1 Ceti is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cetus.

φ1 Ceti visual magnitude is 4.76. Because of its moderate brightness, φ1 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 φ1 Ceti (phi1 Ceti) star
DSS2 image of φ1 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of φ1 Ceti during the next 1000 years (-0.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.88 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 45m 27s
-10° 28’ 20”
14h 47m 16s
15h 32m 44s

J2000

00h 44m 11s
-10° 36’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

116.69°
-73.39°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ1 Ceti (phi1 Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.76
Hypergiant

0.72
K0III
4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where φ1 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of φ1 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ1 Ceti is distant 209.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

64.35
209.78
1 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
-0.113"/y

Alternative Designations

φ1 Ceti
(phi1 Ceti)
SAO147423
SAO147423

Visibility from Your Location

Today's φ1 Ceti (phi1 Ceti) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.5°
Max altitude: 28.0°
Azimuth: 259.5°