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Beta Ceti (β Ceti, abbreviated Beta Cet, β Cet), officially named Diphda / ˈ d ɪ f d ə /, [14] is the brightest star in the constellation of Cetus.Although designated 'beta', it is actually brighter than the 'alpha' star in the constellation, Menkar, by half a magnitude.
Cetus is not among the 12 true zodiac constellations in the J2000 epoch, nor classical 12-part zodiac.The ecliptic passes less than 0.25° from one of its corners. Thus the moon and planets will enter Cetus (occulting any stars as a foreground object) in 50% of their successive orbits briefly and the southern part of the sun appears in Cetus for about one day each year.
Gliese 105 (also known as 268 G. Ceti) is a triple star system in the constellation of Cetus. It is located relatively near the Sun at a distance of 23.6 light-years (7.2 parsecs). [10] [12] Despite this, even the brightest component is barely visible with the unaided eye (see Bortle scale).
Zeta Ceti (ζ Ceti, abbreviated Zeta Cet, ζ Cet) is a binary star in the equatorial constellation of Cetus.It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 3.74, [2] which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.
Alpha Ceti (α Ceti, abbreviated Alpha Cet, α Cet), officially named Menkar / ˈ m ɛ ŋ k ɑːr /, [9] [10] is the second-brightest star in the constellation of Cetus. It is a cool luminous red giant estimated to be about 250 light years away based on parallax.
Eta Ceti (η Cet, η Ceti) is a star in the equatorial constellation of Cetus.It has the traditional name Deneb Algenubi or Algenudi. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +3.4, [2] making it the fourth-brightest star in this otherwise relatively faint constellation.
Mira (/ ˈ m aɪ r ə /), designation Omicron Ceti (ο Ceti, abbreviated Omicron Cet, ο Cet), is a red-giant star estimated to be 200–300 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus. ο Ceti is a binary stellar system , consisting of a variable red giant (Mira A) along with a white dwarf companion ( Mira B ).