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Baten Kaitos
ζ Ceti
Baten Kaitos is an orange giant, in the constellation Cetus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1791.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in October, November, and December.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.74.
What it’s like
It gives off 144 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,400 degrees.
It is 235.0 light years away: 2223 trillion kilometres.