Star · F0V
44 Cet
44 Cet is a main-sequence star of spectral type F0V in the constellation Cetus, 216.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 6539 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 216.2 light-years (66.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.21 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.10 |
| Spectral type | F0V |
| Surface temperature | 7,900 K |
| Luminosity | 12.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.92 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.9 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 24m 02.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −8° 00′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 61.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.21). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° 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 1810. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 44 Cet, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 6159 12.3 light-years
- HIP 6404 16.4 light-years
- HIP 7799 17.8 light-years
- HIP 5754 19.2 light-years
- HIP 7233 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.