How to see it
57 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 4.66: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 57 Cet: right ascension 1h 59m 46s, declination −20° 49′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
57 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9326, HD 12255, Gaia DR3 5136714576016018432. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5136714576016018432
- HIP
- 9326
- HD
- 12255
- gaia_dr3
- 5136714576016018432
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 57 Cet
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5136714576016018432
- HD 12255
- HIP 9326
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.66