Star profile

37 Ceti

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is 37 Ceti

37 Ceti belongs to the family of yellow-white F-type stars, a touch hotter and brighter than the Sun. It lies close by stellar standards: only 76 light-years separate us, a distance its light crosses in under a century. The light reaching us today set out when Japan's surrender was being signed in 1945. A quiet neighbour of the sea monster, easily reached by the most modest instrument.

Where it is and when to see it

37 Ceti lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is October, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 31° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 41° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 64° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 82° N.

It ranks no. 34 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 76 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 37 Ceti

Constellation: Cetus
Apparent magnitude: 5.14
Distance: 76.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 18.600° · Dec -7.923°
Catalogue: HIP 5799 · HD 7439

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Other stars in Cetus

Cetus has 111 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 111 stars in Cetus