Cetus
Cetus is a constellation, sometimes called 'the whale' in English. The Cetus was a sea monster in Greek mythology which both Perseus and Heracles needed to slay. Cetus is... Wikipedia
- Abbreviation: Cet
- Genitive: Ceti
- Pronunciation: genitive
- Symbolism: the Whale, Shark, or Sea Monster
- Right ascension: 00 h26 m22.2486 s–03 h23 m47.1487 s
- Declination: °–°
- Family: Perseus
- Area: 1231 sq. deg. (88 modern constellations by area)
- Main stars: 14
- Bayer/Flamsteed, stars: 88
- Stars with planets: 23
- Stars brighter than 3.00 m: 2
- Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 9
- Brightest star: Diphda (β Cet) (2.02 m)
- Nearest star: Luyten 726-8, (8.73 ly, 2.68 pc)
- Messier objects: 1
- Meteor showers: October Cetids, Eta Cetids, Omicron Cetids
- Bordering, constellations: Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Sculptor, Fornax, Eridanus, Taurus
- Data source: DuckDuckGo