Cetus
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Abbreviation | Cet |
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Genitive | Ceti |
Pronunciation | /ˈsiːtəs/, genitive /ˈsiːtaɪ/ |
Seembolism | the Whaul, Shark, or Sea Monster |
Richt ascension | 1.42 h |
Declination | −11.35° |
Quadrant | SQ1 |
Aurie | 1231 sq. deg. (4th) |
Main starns | 15 |
Bayer/Flamsteed stars |
88 |
Starns wi planets | 22 |
Starns brichter than 3.00m | 2 |
Starns within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 9 |
Brichtest starn | β Cet (Deneb Kaitos)† (2.04m) |
Nearest starn | Luyten 726-8 (8.73 ly, 2.68 pc) |
Messier objects | 1 |
Meteor showers | October Cetids Eta Cetids Omicron Cetids |
Borderin constellations |
Aries Pisces Aquarius Sculptor Fornax Eridanus Taurus |
Veesible at latitudes atween +70° an −90°. Best veesible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) durin the month o November. Note: †Mira (ο Cet) is magnitude 2.0 at its brichtest. |
Cetus /ˈsiːtəs/ is a constellation. Its name refers tae Cetus, a sea monster in Greek meethology, altho it is eften cried 'the whaul' the day. Cetus is locatit in the region o the sky that contains ither watter-relatit constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces, an Eridanus.