How to see it
18 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 6.00: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 18 Cet: right ascension 0h 45m 29s, declination −12° 52′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
18 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3559, HD 4307, Gaia DR3 2376087581593256448. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2376087581593256448
- HIP
- 3559
- HD
- 4307
- gaia_dr3
- 2376087581593256448
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 18 Cet
Also known as
- GJ 1020
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2376087581593256448
- HD 4307
- HIP 3559
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.00