63 Ceti

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63 Ceti
Observation data
J2000
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 02h 11m 35.83534s[1]
Declination −01° 49′ 31.5355″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.93[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0III[3]
U−B color index +0.70[2]
B−V color index +0.97[2]
Distance
384 ± 3 ly
(117.7 ± 0.8 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.57[5]
Details
Myr
HR 639, SAO 129739[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

63 Ceti is a

light years (129 parsecs) away from the Earth,[1] and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 28 km/s.[4]

63 Ceti has a

luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,940 K.[4]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR
    .
  2. ^
    Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J
    .
  3. ^
    Bibcode:1999MSS...C05....0H
    .
  4. ^
    S2CID 55769003
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  5. S2CID 119257644
    .
  6. ^
    S2CID 119331707
    . A68.
  7. ^ "* 63 Cet". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  8. ^ David Darling. "Red giant". The Internet Encyclopedia of Science. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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