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46 Ceti

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 46 Ceti

46 Ceti pulses in orange about 288 light-years away, inside the long body of the Whale stretched beneath the Southern Fish. Its type-K surface burns cooler than the Sun and bathes space in a warm, ember-coloured light. What reaches Earth tonight set out when Newton s first telescopes were still being polished.

Where it is and when to see it

46 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 24° above the horizon.
  • From New York it culminates about 35° above the horizon.
  • From Sydney it culminates about 71° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 75° N.

It ranks no. 27 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 11° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 290 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 46 Ceti

Constellation
Cetus
Apparent magnitude
4.90
Distance
287.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 21.405° · Dec -14.599°
Catalogue
HIP 6670 · HD 8705

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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