How to see it
60 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 5.41: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 60 Cet: right ascension 2h 3m 12s, declination +0° 7′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
60 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9589, HD 12573, Gaia DR3 2507947613065249024. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2507947613065249024
- HIP
- 9589
- HD
- 12573
- gaia_dr3
- 2507947613065249024
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 60 Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.41