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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.
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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.
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CetusTransit 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.
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CetusAbbreviation: Cet Genitive: Ceti Translation: The Sea Monster Sky Chart Peoria Astronomical Society Cetus Page Interactive star chart (Java applet) ...
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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.
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CetusAbbreviation: Cet English name: Whale Coordinates see Stellar data Particulars: ...
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Cetuslation 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 About this Java applet / Instructions Constellations is written using Java. You must have a Java enabled browser such as Netscape Navigator to be able to see this applet. Back to Constellations Home Page ...
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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.
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Cet, Ceti International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Cetus . See constellation. cetane number A number indicating the relative ignitability of a fuel oil for compression-ignition engines.
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King Cepheus chained Andromeda to a rock beside the sea in an attempt to please the Cetus (the Sea Monster) who was greatly offended by Cassiopeia's suggestion that Andromeda was the finest lady in the land.
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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.
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Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general....
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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.
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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".
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"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, ...
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At the beginning of the month it will rise about 4 am, but by the end of June will rise about half an hour later. The planet starts in Pisces, moving into Aries on June 11 having spent one day crossing a corner of Cetus.
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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, ...
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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 ...
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 See also: Constellation, Star, Sky, Andromeda, Earth
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