Its story
81 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 5.38: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for 81 Cet: right ascension 2h 37m 42s, declination −3° 23′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
81 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12247, HD 16400, Gaia DR3 2495420602212048640. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 12247
- Right ascension
- 2h 37m 42s
- Declination
- −3° 23′ 47″
- Magnitude
- 5.38
- Distance
- ≈ 343 ly
Data: gaia-dr3