How to see it
48 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 5.11: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 48 Cet: right ascension 1h 29m 36s, declination −21° 37′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
48 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6960, HD 9132, Gaia DR3 5043493547808390272. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5043493547808390272
- HIP
- 6960
- HD
- 9132
- gaia_dr3
- 5043493547808390272
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 48 Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.11