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σ Ceti (sigma Ceti)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:45 | Tran: 17:24 | Set: 22:03
Alt: -13.42°   Az: 262.45°   Direction: West

σ Ceti is a sub-giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Cetus.

σ Ceti visual magnitude is 4.75. Because of its moderate brightness, σ 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 σ Ceti (sigma Ceti) star
DSS2 image of σ Ceti. The red arrow shows the motion of σ Ceti during the next 1000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 33m 16s
-15° 08’ 05”
06h 10m 34s
08h 43m 51s

J2000

02h 32m 05s
-15° 14’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

191.12°
-63.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for σ Ceti (sigma Ceti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.75
Sub-giant

2.69
F4IV
6625K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

σ Ceti is distant 84.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

25.82
84.17
-29 km/s
-0.07 arcsec/y
-0.12"/y

Alternative Designations

σ Ceti
(sigma Ceti)
SAO148445
SAO148445

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 105.1°
Max altitude: 23.4°
Azimuth: 254.9°