How to see it
80 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 4.72: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 80 Cet: right ascension 2h 36m 0s, declination −7° 49′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
80 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12107, HD 16212, Gaia DR3 5177388878382361216. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5177388878382361216
- HIP
- 12107
- HD
- 16212
- gaia_dr3
- 5177388878382361216
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 80 Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.72