6 Ceti

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6 Ceti
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension 00h 11m 15.85761s[1]
Declination −15° 28′ 04.7258″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.89[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F8 V Fe−0.8 CH−0.5[3]
B−V color index 0.487±0.012[2]
Distance
61.1 ± 0.7 ly
(18.7 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.53[2]
Details
Gyr
HR 33, SAO 147133[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

6 Ceti is a single

light years. The star is moving further from the Sun with a constant radial velocity of +16.70 km/s.[4] It is one of the IAU's standard velocity stars.[9]

Gray et al. (2006) assigned this star a

Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of about 6,289 K.[5]

References

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