α Ceti

Location of α Ceti(circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 03
Declination +04° 05′ 23.0596″
Apparent magnitude (V) 2.53
Characteristics
Spectral type M1.5 IIIa
U−B color index +1.93
B−V color index +1.64
Variable type None
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) –26.08 ± 0.02 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -10.41 ± 0.51 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 13.09 ± 0.44mas
Distance 249 ± 8 ly
(76 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) –3.2 ± 0.3
Details
Mass 2.3 ± 0.2M
Radius 89 ± 5R
Luminosity 1455 ± 328L
Surface gravity (log g) 0.9 ± 0.1
Temperature 3,795 ± 70K
Metallicity [Fe/H] 0.00 ± 0.30dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i) 6.9 km/s
Other designations
Menkar, Menkab, Mekab, Monkar, Al Minhar, 92 Ceti, HR 911, BD +03°419, HD 18884, SAO 110920, FK5 107, HIP 14135.
Database references
SIMBAD data

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