ρ Ceti (rho Ceti)

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:52 | Tran: 9:47 | Set: 14:43

Alt: -48.48° Az: 335.23° Direction: North-North-West

ρ Ceti is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cetus.

ρ Ceti visual magnitude is 4.89. Because of its moderate brightness, ρ 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 ρ Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Ceti during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 27m 10s

Declination -12° 10’ 36”

Hour Angle 10h 53m 58s

Sidereal Time 13h 21m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 25m 57s

Declination -12° 17’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 183.75°

Galactic Latitude -63.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ Ceti (rho Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.89

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.16

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Ceti is distant 528.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 162.07

Distance (light year) 528.36

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ Ceti
(rho Ceti)

Flamsteed designation 72 Ceti

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15130

SAO Catalogue SAO148385

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11345

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 451

FK5 Catalogue 1066

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 102.2° RISE 4:52

Max altitude: 26.3° TRANSIT 9:47

Azimuth: 257.8° SET 14:43

Set Location

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