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φ4 Ceti (phi4 Ceti)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 10:15 | Tran: 15:16 | Set: 20:16
Alt: -23.66°   Az: 282.03°   Direction: West-North-West

φ4 Ceti is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Cetus.

φ4 Ceti visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, φ4 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.

Image of φ4 Ceti (phi4 Ceti) star
DSS2 image of φ4 Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of φ4 Ceti during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 59m 59s
-11° 14’ 41”
07h 36m 05s
08h 36m 05s

J2000

00h 58m 43s
-11° 22’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

129.49°
-74.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ4 Ceti (phi4 Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.61
Giant

0.68
G7III
4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where φ4 Ceti is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of φ4 Ceti. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ4 Ceti is distant 314.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

96.62
314.98
-19 km/s
-0.034 arcsec/y
-0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

φ4 Ceti
(phi4 Ceti)
SAO147546
SAO147546

Visibility from Your Location

Today's φ4 Ceti (phi4 Ceti) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.2°
Max altitude: 27.3°
Azimuth: 258.8°