Beta Ceti

Also known as Deneb Kaitos, Diphda, 16 Ceti

star in the constellation Cetus

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Constellation: Cetus
Right ascension: 00 43 35.37090
Declination: −17 ° 59 ′ 11.7827 ″
Evolutionary stage: Red clump
Spectral type: K0 III
U b color index: +0.88
B v color index: +1.01
Variable type: Suspected

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Mass: 2.8
Image: Bceti xray.jpg

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spectral class: G9.5IIICH-1
catalog code: TIC 114434141
stellar rotational velocity: 5.8
apparent magnitude: -0.23
effective temperature: 4800
surface gravity: 300
metallicity: -0.11
right ascension: 10.897378736
declination: -17.986606316
parallax: 33.86
radial velocity: 13.257
absolute magnitude: -0.13
right ascension component of proper motion: 232.79
declination component of proper motion: 32.71
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Beta Ceti is the brightest star in the constellation of Cetus. It is officially named Diphda, pronounced /ˈdɪfdə/; Beta Ceti is its Bayer designation, which is Latinized from β Ceti and abbreviated Beta Cet and β Cet. Although designated 'beta', it is actually brighter than the 'alpha' star in the constellation, Menkar, by half a magnitude. This orange giant is easy to identify due to its location in an otherwise dark section of the celestial sphere. Based on parallax measurements, it lies at an estimated distance of 96.3 light-years (29.5 parsecs) from the Sun.

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