CETUS
The great long period variable Mira is the fairly prominent star just to the left of center.
Cetus
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Cetus or the Whale is a constellation that lies in the region of the sky called the Water, which is home to many other water-related constellations such as Pisces, Eridanus and Aquarius.
Cetus (pronounced /ˈsiːtəs/, genitive Ceti /ˈsiːtaɪ/) is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology, although it is often called 'the whale' today.
Cetus (a name from Greek mythology, referring to a Whale or Sea monster, see Ceto) is a constellation of the southern sky, in the region known as the Water, near other watery constellations like Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus.
Cetus
Transit Date of principal star:
6 November
Although Cetus is supposed to be a whale, from antiquity the constellation was considered to be the monster about to devour Andromeda before Perseus could come to the rescue.
Cetus
Cetus is a very large constellation. It is best viewed from October through January.
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Cetus
Abbreviation: Cet
Genitive: Ceti
Translation: The Sea Monster
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Cetus, the whale or sea-monster:
An ancient constellation that is part of the story of Perseus and Andromeda. Cetus was the monster that Andromeda was to be sacrificed to in order to ease the anger of the sea god Poseidon.
Cetus
Abbreviation: Cet English name: Whale Coordinates see Stellar data
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Cetus is the fourth-largest constellation, as befits such a monster, but none of its stars is particularly bright. Alpha Ceti is called Menkar from the Arabic meaning ‘nostrils', a misnomer since this star lies on the beast's jaw.
Main named stars in Cetus:(Greek alphabet)
Baten Kaitos (ζ Cet), Deneb Algenubi (η Cet), Deneb Kaitos (Difda, β Cet), Durre Menthor (τ Cet), Kaffaljidhmah (γ Cet), Menkar (α Cet), Mira (ο Cet), ...
Cetus Arc
A gaseous nebula, probably about 100 pc distant, centered on or near Peg. It may be a supernova remnant.
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Cetus (Whale)
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Origin of the constellation: Ancient Greece (Ptolemaeus) ...
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lation to weather changes. The earliest Greek work which purported to treat the constellations qua constellations, of which we have certain knowledge, is the 4'atvoµeva of Eudoxus of Cnidus ( c. 4 0 3-35 0 B.C.).
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Cetus, the Whale
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CETUS
Cetus is a constellation that straddles the . Cetus means whale, and is abbreviated Cet. The first-known variable star , is Omicron Ceti.
CETUS
Cetus is a constellation that straddles the celestial equator. Cetus means whale, and is abbreviated Cet. The first-known variable star Mira, is Omicron Ceti.
Pisces-Cetus Supercluster
Bootes Supercluster
Horologium Supercluster
Corona Borealis Supercluster
Columba Supercluster
Aquarius Supercluster
Aquarius B Supercluster
Aquarius-Capricornus Supercluster
Aquarius-Cetus Supercluster ...
Constellation Cetus may be difficult to see from latitudes as far north as Scandinavia. In Greek mythology, Cetus is supposed to be the sea monster that would have devoured the "chained maiden," Andromeda, if Perseus had not come to the rescue.
The constellation Cetus is the location of a beautiful spiral galaxy known as M77. This is one of the largest galaxies in the Messier catalog.
Cet, Ceti (NASA SP-7, 1965) International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Cetus . See constellation. cetane number (NASA SP-7, 1965) A number indicating the relative ignitability of a fuel oil for compression-ignition engines.
In this lesson I will teach you the remaining stars and constellations that can be seen from the Northern Hemisphere - PISCIS AUSTRALIS, Southern Fish, GRUS, the Crane, CETUS, the Sea Monster, ERIDANUS, the (wandering) River, LEPUS, ...
| Aries | Auriga | Bootes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus ...
=marvelous], variable star in the constellation Cetus; Bayer designation Omicron Ceti; 1992 position R.A. 2h19.0m, Dec. −305&minut;. The most famous long-period variable, Mira ranges in apparent magnitude from a maximum of about 2.
(a) A red giant in the constellation Cetus that varies in brightness as it pulsates. When brightest, Mira is visible to the naked eye; when dimmest, Mira can be viewed only with optical aid.
Cetus (Ceti)
Ceti Alpha (possibly aka Alpha Ceti or Menkar)
Deneb Algenubi (Eta Ceti; possibly aka Deneb)
Deneb Kaitos Shemali (Iota Ceti; possibly AKA Deneb)
Mira (Omicron Ceti)
Tau Ceti ...
During October, Jupiter will be in Aries near its border with Cetus, moving in a retrograde, westerly direction. The planet will move about 4 during the month.
Variables are named after the most famous Mira variable, Mira, in the constellation the Cetus, the Whale. They are old, red giant stars. At this late stage in their evolution, they have grown unstable and pulsate.
The second system resides 76 light years away in the the constellation Cetus. HD 1461b hosts a 7.5 Earth-mass planet and possibly two other planets.
Perseus was returning from having slain the Gorgon Medusa, he found Andromeda and slew Cetus by approaching invisible with Hades's helm and slaying him.
Mira (Omicron Ceti) is a well-known variable red giant star in the constellation called Cetus. It was discovered in 1596 by David Fabricus, an amateur Dutch astronomer. Mira (meaning "wonderful") was named by Johannes Hevelius in 1662.
Perseus then saw the beautiful Princess Andromeda awaiting her fate from the seamonster Cetus.
Perseus uses the Medusa head and turns Cetus to stone. Cutting Andromeda free, Perseus returns her to her home and eventually marries her.
Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general....
ns, including whales, dolphins and porpoises, are descendants of land-living mammal ...
Mira A variable star in the constellation of Cetus, with a range in brightness from 2nd to 10th magnitude, and a mean period of 331 days. Known as Mira the Wonderful, it is the brightest and most famous of the long period pulsating variables.
Three images of a small part of the sky in the constellation of Cetus were taken over a few hours on 21 October 2003. But the new object moves so slowly against the background stars that it wasn't noticed until January 2005.
Finding Aquarius: Aquarius is near the other watery figures Cetus (Whale), Pisces (Fish)and Eridanus (River).
Mythology: Aquarius is located in a region of the sky that was known thousands of years ago as "the water" or "the sea".
"It will be visible with a telescope over the next six months and is currently almost directly overhead in the early-morning eastern sky, in the constellation Cetus," said Brown, who made the discovery with colleagues Chad Trujillo, ...
traverses the constellations of Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Pegasus, Pisces, Cetus, Sculptor, and Phoenix, and as expected, you will find the first several NGC objects solely in these constellations.
which travels the straight and narrow road of the ecliptic, even passes through a thirteenth constellation -- Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer -- from about November 29 to December 17. What's more, the Sun barely touches upon the constellation Cetus, ...
Each of these little stars is among the lightest weight known: Together their total mass, which they probably share about equally, is only about 30 percent of the Sun's. (Luyten 726-8 is in the constellation of Cetus, the whale.) ...
zero-velocity surface at which the Hubble expansion would overcome the binding potential of the group. An up-to-date list of members is maintained by Mike Irwin. My tabulation follows Courteau and van den Bergh (1999 AJ 118, 337) and adding Cetus ...
 See also: Constellation, Star, Sky, Andromeda, Earth
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