Diphda

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Diphda, also known as Beta Ceti, is an orange giant star in the constellation Cetus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orange giant star
star
age_gyr about 1.5
alsoKnownAs Beta Ceti NERFINISHED
Deneb Kaitos NERFINISHED
β Ceti NERFINISHED
apparentMagnitudeV 2.04
bayerDesignation β Ceti NERFINISHED
BDNumber BD−18 132 NERFINISHED
colorIndexB−V +1.02
constellation Cetus NERFINISHED
constellationRankInBrightness brightest star in Cetus
coreFusion helium-core burning
declination −17° 59′ 12″
distanceFromEarth_ly about 96.3 light-years
distanceFromEarth_pc about 29.5 parsecs
effectiveTemperature_K 4800
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS NERFINISHED
evolutionaryStage red clump giant
flamsteedDesignation 88 Ceti NERFINISHED
galacticPopulation thin disk star
hasExoplanetsDetected no confirmed exoplanets as of 2024
HDNumber HD 4128 NERFINISHED
hemisphereVisibility best seen from the southern and equatorial latitudes
HIPNumber HIP 3419 NERFINISHED
HRNumber HR 188 NERFINISHED
IAUNameStatus approved traditional name
luminosity_solar about 145
mass_solar about 2.8
metallicity_FeH −0.10
parallax_mas 33.68
parallaxError_mas 0.16
properMotionDec_masPerYear −144.19
properMotionRA_masPerYear +232.36
radialVelocity_kmPerSec +13
radius_solar about 16.8
rankInNightSkyBrightness among the brighter stars in the night sky
rightAscension 00h 43m 35s
spectralType K0III
surfaceGravity_logg 2.5
traditionalNameMeaning the second frog (or tail of the whale)
traditionalNameOrigin Arabic
variableStarType suspected variable
visibleToNakedEye yes

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