φ4 Ceti (phi4 Ceti)

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:23 | Tran: 7:10 | Set: 12:57

Alt: -12.12° Az: 261.18° Direction: South-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.

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

Right Ascension 01h 00m 00s

Declination -11° 14’ 34”

Hour Angle 06h 39m 39s

Sidereal Time 07h 39m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 58m 43s

Declination -11° 22’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 129.49°

Galactic Latitude -74.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ4 Ceti (phi4 Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.61

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.68

Spectral Type G7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

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

Distance (parsec) 96.62

Distance (light year) 314.98

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation φ4 Ceti
(phi4 Ceti)

Flamsteed designation 23 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5722

SAO Catalogue SAO147546

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4587

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 173

Visibility from Your Location

Today's φ4 Ceti (phi4 Ceti) rise, transit and set times from Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Ouagadougou):

Azimuth: 101.2° RISE 1:23

Max altitude: 65.2° TRANSIT 7:10

Azimuth: 258.8° SET 12:57

Name:	Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
Latitude:	13° 34' 58.1" N
Longitude:	2° 25' 17.7" W
Timezone:	Africa/Ouagadougou

Set Location

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