Star profile
268 G. Cet
Nearby starWhat is 268 G. Cet
268 G. Cet is a near neighbour at only 23.4 light-years: an orange K-class dwarf, cooler and longer-lived than the Sun. She belongs to Cetus, a constellation so vast that for centuries it served as the symbolic sea in which mythical Andromeda was shipwrecked. Despite her visual modesty, stars like this are the darlings of those who seek temperate planets, because their gentle light allows life without smothering it.
Where it is and when to see it
268 G. Cet lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is November, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 45° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 56° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 49° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 83° S.
It ranks no. 87 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 37° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 23 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 268 G. Cet
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.79
- Distance
- 23.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 39.020° · Dec 6.887°
- Catalogue
- HIP 12114 · HD 16160
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Other stars in Cetus
Cetus has 111 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- DiphdaBeta Ceti2.04
- MenkarAlpha Ceti2.54
- Eta Ceti3.46
- HIP 11915.77
- HIP 3435.78
- HIP 87785.78
- HIP 124445.79
- HIP 121485.81