How to see it
53Chi Cet has a visual magnitude of about 4.57: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 53Chi Cet: right ascension 1h 49m 35s, declination −10° 41′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
53Chi Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8497, HD 11171, Gaia DR3 2461043306017773696. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2461043306017773696
- HIP
- 8497
- HD
- 11171
- gaia_dr3
- 2461043306017773696
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 53Chi Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.57