Mu Ceti
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| Observation data J2000.0
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus
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| Right ascension | 02h 44m 56.54098s[1] |
| Declination | 10° 06′ 50.9089″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.27[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A9IIIp[3] |
| Variable type | suspected δ Sct[4] |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +2.17[5] |
| Details | |
Gyr | |
SAO 110723, BD +09° 359 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Mu Ceti (μ Ceti) is a star in the constellation Cetus. The combined apparent magnitude of the system is +4.27, and it is located 84 light-years from the Sun.
In
Chinese name for Mu Ceti itself is "the Fourth Star of Circular Celestial Granary".[7]
Mu Ceti is an A9
Three companions were all discovered during occultations of Mu Ceti by the Moon. An orbit was derived for the brightest with a period of 1,202 days.[6] Later studies have failed to find any evidence of these companions.[10]
References
- ^ S2CID 18759600.
- Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
- S2CID 119417105.
- ^ Bibcode:1971A&A....11...79H.
- ^ S2CID 8642707
- ^ a b c d e Jim Kaler (Dec 21, 2007). "Mu Ceti".
- ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 11 日
- doi:10.1086/190199.
- .
- S2CID 118803592.
