Star profile
93 Ceti
Hot blue starWhat is 93 Ceti
93 Ceti sends out a hot blue glow from five hundred and fifty light-years away, in the vast Whale that stretches across the southern winter sky. Its B type signals a very hot, energetic atmosphere, typical of young, massive stars. Cetus also harbours Mira, the first variable whose name means precisely the wonderful: the sea monster holds more marvels than it lets on.
Where it is and when to see it
93 Ceti 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 43° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 54° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 52° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 86° S.
It ranks no. 70 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 41° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 550 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 93 Ceti
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.62
- Distance
- 550.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 45.594° · Dec 4.353°
- Catalogue
- HIP 14143 · HD 18883
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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
- HYG 1181645.60
- HIP 17285.61
- HIP 96225.61
- 95 Ceti5.62
- Phi 4 Ceti5.62