How to see it
72Rho Cet has a visual magnitude of about 4.85: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 72Rho Cet: right ascension 2h 25m 57s, declination −12° 17′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
72Rho Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11345, HD 15130, Gaia DR3 5147600840643195520. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5147600840643195520
- HIP
- 11345
- HD
- 15130
- gaia_dr3
- 5147600840643195520
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 72Rho Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.85