Deneb Kaitos

data from The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version) (Hoffleit+, 1991)

note (category: star names):

DIPHDA; Deneb Kaitos; Difda; Difda al Thani; Rana Secunda, the "Second Frog" (the "First Frog" is Fomalhaut = HR 8728).

position, motion, parallax:

position (J2000)	RA: 0h 43min 35.4sec	DEC: -17° 59' 12''
position (B1900)	RA: 0h 38min 34.2sec	DEC: -18° 32' 8''
proper motion (J2000)	RA: 0.234 arcsec/a	DEC: 0.033 arcsec/a
radial velocity	13 km/s note: suspected variable radial velocity
rotational velocity	18 km/s (uncertain) (variable)
trigonometric parallax	0.061 arcsec
galactic coordinates	longitude: 111.31°	latitude: -80.68°

magnitude

visual magnitude

2.04
(V on UBV Johnson system)

spectral / color information

spectral class	G9.5IIICH-1
B-V-magnitude	1.02
U-B-magnitude	0.87
R-I-magnitude
IR-note	object is infrared source (NASA merged infrared catalogue, Schmitz et al., 1978)

variability information

variable star identification

272

note (category: variability):

1.96 - 2.11V.

data from SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog (Myers+ 1997)

position, motion, parallax:

magnitude:

spectral information:

sources:

2	HD and HDE Catalogs
Cannon, A.J., and E.C. Pickering, Harvard Annals, Vols 91-99, 1918-24, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University; Cannon, A.J., Harvard Annals, Vol. 100, 1925-36, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University; and Cannon, A.J., and M. Walton Mayall, Harvard Annals, Vol. 112, 1949, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University
15	FK5, FK5 Extension and FK5 Supplement
Fricke, W., H. Schwan and T. Lederle, "Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), Part I. The Basic Fundamental Stars," Veroff. Astronomisches Recheninstitut, No. 32, Heidelberg, Germany, 1988, and Fricke, W., H. Schwan, and T.E. Corbin, "Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), Part II. The FK5 Extension," Veröff. Astronomisches Recheninstitut, No. 33, Heidelberg, Germany, 1991
25	Bright Star Catalogue, 5th edition
Hoffleit, D. and Warren, W.H. Jr., The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Edition, Version 2, 1994
96	SAO or HD/HDE Catalog
Reference from Value 1 or Reference from Value 2

data from Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog (SAO Staff 1966; USNO, ADC 1990)

position and proper motion:

position (B1950)	RA: 0h 41min 4.811sec	DEC: -18° 15' 38.78''	±0.004 arcsec
position (J2000)	RA: 0h 43min 35.383sec	DEC: -17° 59' 11.85''
proper motion B1950 (FK4)	RA: 0.0163 arcsec/a	DEC: 0.036 arcsec/a	±0.001 arcsec/a in RA ±0.001 arcsec/a in DEC
proper motion J2000 (FK5)	RA: 0.0165 arcsec/a	DEC: 0.032 arcsec/a
source of proper motion data	Determined by source catalog

magnitude:

visual	2.2 (accuracy: 2 decimals)
source of visual magnitude data	Taken from the "Henry Draper Catalogue".

spectral information:

spectral class	K0
source of spectral data	Taken from the Henry Draper Catalogue or no spectrum in source catalog.

catalogues

data from Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (suspected variables) (Kholopov+ 1998)

position:

position (equinox 1950.0)

RA: 0h 41min 4.8sec

DEC: -18° 15' 39''

variability informations:

magnitute at max. brightness	1.96
magnitute at min. brightness	2.11
photometric system	visual, photovisual or Johnson's V

spectral information

spectral class

references

to a study

230895D (designation: BETA CET)

catalogues and names	Deneb Kaitos, b Cet, NSV 00272, 16 Cet, HR 188, HD 4128, SAO 147420, BD -18 115, FK5: 22
other names	Diphda, Difda, Difda al Thani, Rana Secunda, Second Frog (the)
constellation	Cetus