Zwicky Transient Facility

ZTF18aabdhhj

Cepheid 30% confidence

A pulsing giant whose period reveals its true brightness.

First detected: 2018-06-03 05:30 UTC; 8 years ago
Last detected: 2026-10-29 13:14 UTC; 3 days ago
Detections: 62
Position (J2000): 12:48:41.68 +23:14:54.7; 192.17365°, 23.24851°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

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Cepheid30%

Where in the sky

Whole sky, right ascension (hours) across, declination (degrees) up. The dashed curve is the plane of the Milky Way.