Star · G0IV
64 Cet
64 Cet is a subgiant star of spectral type G0IV in the constellation Cetus, 137.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 10212 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 137.1 light-years (42.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.64 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.52 |
| Spectral type | G0IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,090 K |
| Luminosity | 8.67 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.64 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.72 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 11m 21.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 34′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.64). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. 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 1889. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 64 Cet, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.95, 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 8859 12.2 light-years
- HIP 10175 12.7 light-years
- HIP 9762 13.0 light-years
- 2MASS J02192196+0506306 13.4 light-years
- ULAS J022603.18+070231.4 13.4 light-years
- HIP 8588 13.4 light-years
- HIP 11028 14.3 light-years
- HIP 9463 15.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.