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- Diphda
Diphda
β Ceti
Diphda is an orange giant, in the constellation Cetus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1930.
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 and November.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 2.04.
What it’s like
It gives off 116 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,700 degrees.
It is 96.3 light years away: 911 trillion kilometres.