Its story
39 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 5.28: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for 39 Cet: right ascension 1h 16m 36s, declination −2° 30′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
39 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5951, HD 7672, Gaia DR3 2531779768115636992. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 5951
- Right ascension
- 1h 16m 36s
- Declination
- −2° 30′ 02″
- Magnitude
- 5.28
- Distance
- ≈ 244 ly
Data: gaia-dr3