giant · K0III
Baten Kaitos
Baten Kaitos is a orange giant (spectral type K0III) about 235 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 3.73 it is easy to see with the naked eye under a dark sky.
A star in Cetus; the name means "belly of the whale".
Its light output is roughly 140 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in October.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 235 light-years
- Spectral type
- K0III (giant)
- Colour
- Orange
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.73 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 140 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 1h 51m, declination -10.3°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.