Cetus

**Cetus**
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	List of stars in Cetus
Abbreviation:	Cet
Genitive:	Ceti
Symbology:
Right ascension:	23h 51m 55.2434s–03h 23m 47.1487s h
Declination:	10.5143948°–-24.8725095°°
Area:	1231 sq. deg. (4th)
Main stars:	14
Bayer/Flamsteed stars:	88
Stars known to have planets:	23
Bright stars:	2
Nearby stars:	9
Brightest star:	β Cet (Deneb Kaitos)† (2.04m)
Nearest star:	Luyten 726-8 ( ly)
Messier objects:	1
Meteor showers:	October Cetids; Eta Cetids; Omicron Cetids
Bordering constellations:	Aries; Pisces; Aquarius; Sculptor; Fornax; Eridanus; Taurus
	Visible at latitudes between +70° and −90°; Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of November
	Note: †Mira (ο Cet) is magnitude 2.0 at its brightest.

Cetus is a constellation in the northern sky.

The most well known star in this constellation is Mira, a red giant.

Cetus Media

Cetus annotated with lines (a "stick figure") from a latitude further north (north of its declination), above a horizon, in conditions ideal for observation.
Messier 77 spiral galaxy - HST (Hubble Space Telescope).
Cetus by Willem Blaeu, 1602.
The spiral galaxy NGC 298 basks in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 298 lies around 89 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, and appears isolated in this image — only a handful of distant galaxies and foreground stars accompany the lonely galaxy.
Cetus dominates this card from Urania's Mirror (1825) as if looking up towards the celestial sphere (east is left of frame). Uses the modern custom: celestial maps to be held skywards while facing south.
An alike depiction from Celestial Atlas (A. Jamieson) (1822)
The interacting galaxy pair IC 1623, which lies around 275 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale).

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List of stars in Cetus
Abbreviation:	Cet
Genitive:	Ceti
Symbology:
Right ascension:	23^h 51^m 55.2434^s–03^h 23^m 47.1487^s^[1] h
Declination:	10.5143948°–-24.8725095°^[1]°
Area:	1231 sq. deg. (4th)
Main stars:	14
Bayer/Flamsteed stars:	88
Stars known to have planets:	23
Bright stars:	2
Nearby stars:	9
Brightest star:	β Cet (Deneb Kaitos)† (2.04^m)
Nearest star:	Luyten 726-8 ( ly)
Messier objects:	1
Meteor showers:	October Cetids Eta Cetids Omicron Cetids
Bordering constellations:	Aries Pisces Aquarius Sculptor Fornax Eridanus Taurus
Visible at latitudes between +70° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of November
Note: †Mira (ο Cet) is magnitude 2.0 at its brightest.