Star · A7V
42 Cet
42 Cet is a main-sequence star of spectral type A7V in the constellation Cetus, 419.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 6226 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 419.5 light-years (128.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.87 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.32 |
| Spectral type | A7V |
| Surface temperature | 5,830 K |
| Luminosity | 68.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.08 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.04 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 19m 48.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 30′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.87). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1607. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 7.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 42 Cet, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.38, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.