How to see it
30 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 5.61: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 30 Cet: right ascension 1h 7m 46s, declination −9° 47′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
30 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5296, HD 6706, Gaia DR3 2470218077718581376. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2470218077718581376
- HIP
- 5296
- HD
- 6706
- gaia_dr3
- 2470218077718581376
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 30 Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.61