64 Ceti
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 11m 21.079s |
| Declination | +08° 34′ 11.31″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.623±0.01 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Subgiant |
| Spectral type | G0IV |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 6.189 |
| Apparent magnitude (R) | 6.81 |
| Apparent magnitude (G) | 5.497 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 4.763 |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 4.373 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 4.308 |
| B−V color index | 0.52 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -19.01±0.22 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -141.042 mas/yr Dec.: -113.463 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 23.7901±0.066 mas |
| Distance | 136.97 ly (42.016 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 2.49 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.53±0.04 M☉ |
| Radius | 2.56±0.56 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 8.13 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.81±0.09 cgs |
| Temperature | 6066±42 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.14±0.04 dex |
| Rotation | 15 days |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 8.96±1.52 km/s |
| Age | 2.63 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| 64 Ceti, Gaia DR2 2521857809546128896, Gaia DR3 2521857809546128896, HD 13421, HIP 10212, HR 635, SAO 110390, PPM 145360, LSPM J0211+0834, TIC 337046898, GSC 00630-01238, IRAS 02087+0820, WISE J021120.97+083410.1 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
64 Ceti is a star located located in the constellation Cetus. Based on its spectral type of G0IV, it is a G-type star that has left the main sequence and evolved into a subgiant. It is located 42.02 parsecs (137.1 light-years) away, based on a parallax measured by Gaia DR3, and it is moving towards Earth at a velocity of 19 km/s. The apparent magnitude of 64 Ceti is 5.62, which makes it visible to the naked eye only in dark skies, far away from light pollution.