How to see it
56 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 4.41: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 56 Cet: right ascension 1h 56m 40s, declination −22° 31′ 37″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
56 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9061, HD 11930, Gaia DR3 5134765416778736512.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5134765416778736512
- HIP
- 9061
- HD
- 11930
- gaia_dr3
- 5134765416778736512
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 56 Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.41