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| Abbreviation: Cet |
| English Name: The Whales |
| Genitive: Menkar |
| Hemisphere: Northern and Southern Hemisphere. (Bold means the more area in square feet in Southern Hemisphere.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Eridanus and Pisces. |
| Visible between latitudes: +70 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Late Autumn / Early Winter |
| Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter |
| Best seen in: Early December (map) |
| Seen between: September and January |
| Right Ascension (RA): 02 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -10 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 1,231 (4th) |
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Cetus (The Whale)
- Large constellation crossed the Celestial Equator.
o - The most famous star known as Mira the Wonderful, is a binary star, consisting of the red giant Mira A along with Mira B. At its brightest, it can reach magnitude +3.0, but it drops to magnitude +10.0 at its minimum.
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Messier Objects in Cetus
| M77 – Spiral Galaxy; seen face-on from Earth. A telescope shows M77 as a small, round patch. |
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Features of Interest
- NGC 246 – also known as The Cetus Ring or Caldwell 56 (C56), is a planetary Nebula with magnitude +8.0.
o - IC 1613 – Irregular dwarf galaxy in Cetus near the Star 26 Ceti.
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Named Stars
- Menkar (Alpha Cet)
- Diphda (Beta Cet)
- Kaffaljidhma (Gamma Cet)
- Baten Kaitos (Zeta Cet)
- Dheneb (Eta Cet)
- Deneb Kaitos Shemali (Iota Cet)
- Menkar (Lambda Cet)
- Mira (Omicron Cet)
- more list of stars in Cetus.
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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Cetus) | Best Seen in: November (map) | Seen between: September and January |
IAU Sky Chart: Cetus
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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