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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.
Cetus (/ ˈ s iː t ə s /) 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 in the region of the sky that contains other water-related constellations: Aquarius, Pisces and Eridanus.
Bottom line: Cetus the Whale is a huge constellation that swims in a sea of stars near constellations named for a river and fish. Its most notable star is Mira the Wonderful.
Cetus, constellation in the southern sky, at about 2 hours right ascension and 10° south in declination. The brightest star, Deneb Kaitos (from the Arabic for “tail of the whale”), has a visual magnitude of 2.04. The most famous star in Cetus is Mira Ceti, or Omicron Ceti, the first known variable.
In this article, we’ll be sharing with you everything you need to know about the constellation of Cetus, including how to find it, deep space objects contained within it and how to use it to find other night sky objects more easily.
Cetus (“the Whale”) most commonly represents a sea-monster that was sent to devour Andromeda, after her mother Queen Cassiopeia foolishly claimed that her daughter was more beautiful than the Nereids.
The Southern constellation of Cetus, the Whale, is best viewed in Winter during the month of December. Cetus is the 4th largest constellation. It's brightest star is Deneb Kaitos at magnitude 2.04. The boundary of the Cetus constellation contains 36 stars that host known exoplanets.
If you look up and into the night sky you can imagine the recognizable outline of the Constellation of Cetus, which is a large sea monster or whale. This main constellation is made up of 15 main Stars. Stars with Planets. Cetus has 1 Star with an exoplanets orbiting around it in the solar system but it is unlikely to be able to support life forms.
Cetus is often identified as a whale, or perhaps as the sea monster sent by Poseidon to ravage the kingdom of Cepheus and to which Andromeda was to be sacrificed. The monster was slain by Perseus.
The whale is not only the most powerful animal in the seas but is also the figure of influence in the night sky. The constellation of Cetus derives its name from a Greek sea monster, which resembled a whale.