φ3 Ceti (phi3 Ceti)

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:31 | Tran: 0:33 | Set: 5:38

Alt: -36.18° Az: 57.67° Direction: East-North-East

φ3 Ceti is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Cetus.

φ3 Ceti visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, φ3 Ceti is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of φ3 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of φ3 Ceti during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 57m 16s

Declination -11° 07’ 58”

Hour Angle 14h 56m 09s

Sideral Time 15h 53m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 56m 01s

Declination -11° 16’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 127.04°

Galactic Latitude -74.1°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for φ3 Ceti (phi3 Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.71

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where φ3 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of φ3 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ3 Ceti is distant 522.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 160.26

Distance (light year) 522.44

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation φ3 Ceti
(phi3 Ceti)

Flamsteed designation 22 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5437

SAO Catalogue SAO147519

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4371

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 162

Visibility from Your Location

Today's φ3 Ceti (phi3 Ceti) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.1° RISE 19:31

Max altitude: 27.4° TRANSIT 0:33

Azimuth: 258.9° SET 5:38

Set Location

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