How to see it
31Eta Cet has a visual magnitude of about 3.13: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 31Eta Cet: right ascension 1h 8m 36s, declination −10° 10′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
31Eta Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5364, HD 6805, Gaia DR3 2470140321630664064. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2470140321630664064
- HIP
- 5364
- HD
- 6805
- gaia_dr3
- 2470140321630664064
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 31Eta Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.13