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   What is the most famous star in Cetus?

   • The most famous star in Cetus is Mira Ceti, or Omicron Ceti, the first known variable star. Mira Ceti changes its brightness from third to ninth magnitude over a period of 330 days. In Greek mythology, Cetus was the sea monster that was sent by Poseidon to devour Andromeda, daughter of King Cepheus of Ethiopia.

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   What is the second brightest star in Cetus?

   • Then the second brightest Star in Cetus is called Menkar and is actually the beta Star, known as beta Ceti. The Cetus Constellation can be identified in the night sky if you find its 2 brightest stars, Diphda (beta Ceti) and Menkar (alpha Ceti) and imagine the outline of the sea monster from Greek Mythology.

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   Who discovered a star in Cetus?

   • It was catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. Cetus is home to the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77 and several well-known stars: Diphda (Beta Ceti), Menkar (Alpha Ceti), Tau Ceti and the famous variable star Mira (Omicron Ceti). It also hosts Earendel, the most distant star discovered to date.

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   What is the brightest star in the constellation Beta Ceti?

   • Beta Ceti is the brightest star in the constellation. It has an apparent magnitude of 2.04 and is approximately 96.3 light-years distant. Beta Ceti is an orange giant belonging to the spectral type K0 III. It has left the main sequence stage of evolution and is on its way to becoming a red giant.

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   What Constellation is Cetus in?

   • Cetus belongs to the Perseus family of constellations, along with Andromeda, Auriga, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Lacerta, Pegasus, Perseus, and Triangulum. Cetus has 14 stars with known planets and contains one Messier object, Messier 77 (M77, NGC 1068). The brightest star in the constellation is Diphda (Beta Ceti).

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   How many stars are in Cetus?

   • Cetus has 14 stars with known planets and contains one Messier object, Messier 77 (M77, NGC 1068). The brightest star in the constellation is Diphda (Beta Ceti). There are three meteor showers associated with Cetus: the October Cetids, the Eta Cetids, and the Omicron Cetids. The constellation contains eight formally named stars.

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   Cetus is home to the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77 and several well-known stars: Diphda (Beta Ceti), Menkar (Alpha Ceti), Tau Ceti and the famous variable star Mira (Omicron Ceti). It also hosts Earendel, the most distant star discovered to date.

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   Mar 3, 2016 · Notable Stars. – Deneb Kaitos (Beta Ceti, Diphda, ), located about 94 light years away, is the most luminous star in Cetus with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.04. It is an orange giant star (K0 III), meaning that it has evolved off the main sequence, and is rapidly turning into a red giant.

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5. earthsky.org › cetus-the-whale-mira-stars-mythLook for Cetus the Whale swimming in a celestial sea - EarthSky

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   Dec 20, 2023 · The brightest star in Cetus goes by three different names: Beta Ceti, Diphda and Deneb Kaitos. This star shines at magnitude 2, lies in the tail of the beast and is 96 light-years...

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   The most famous star in Cetus is Mira Ceti, or Omicron Ceti, the first known variable star. Mira Ceti changes its brightness from third to ninth magnitude over a period of 330 days. In Greek mythology, Cetus was the sea monster that was sent by Poseidon to devour Andromeda, daughter of King Cepheus of Ethiopia.

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   The main stars of Cetus are named by their apparent magnitude (luminosity) from the brightest to faintest star in decreasing order: 1. Diphda (Beta Ceti) – an apparent visual magnitude of 2.04

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   Menkar, also designated as α Ceti (alpha Ceti), is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Cetus. Menkar visual magnitude is 2.53, making it the 92th brightest star in the sky.

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    Stars - There is a famous star in Cetus by the name of Mira (the wonderful). It was first discovered to be variable in 1596 and ranges in brightness from magnitude 2.5 to 9.3 over 331 days. At its maximum it is the brightest star in central Cetus and has a reddish tinge, at its minimum it cannot even be picked out in binoculars