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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 temperature is about 4,400 degrees Celsius.
It is 96.3 light years away: 911 trillion kilometres.