How to see it
50 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 5.04: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 50 Cet: right ascension 1h 35m 59s, declination −15° 24′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
50 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 7450, HD 9856, Gaia DR3 2453350744712995584. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2453350744712995584
- HIP
- 7450
- HD
- 9856
- gaia_dr3
- 2453350744712995584
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 50 Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.04