Xi2 Ceti
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 28m 09.543s |
| Declination | +08° 27′ 36.20″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.28 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B9III |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: 41.80 ± 1.42 mas/yr Dec.: –13.55 ± 0.91 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 16.89 ± 1.21mas |
| Distance | 190 ± 10 ly (59 ± 4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.639 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 4 M☉ |
| Radius | 2.6 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 74 L☉ |
| Temperature | 10630 ± 400 K |
| Age | 225 Million years |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
Xi2 Ceti (ξ2 Ceti) is a star located in the constellation Cetus.
In Chinese, 天囷 (Tiān Qūn), meaning Circular Celestial Granary, refers to an asterism consisting of α Ceti, κ1 Ceti, λ Ceti, μ Ceti, ξ1 Ceti, ξ2 Ceti, ν Ceti, γ Ceti, δ Ceti, 75 Ceti, 70 Ceti, 63 Ceti and 66 Ceti. Consequently, Xi2 Ceti itself is known as the Sixth Star of Circular Celestial Granary, Tiān Qūn Liù.
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