Deneb Kaitos; Difda; Difda al Thani; Rana Secunda, the "Second Frog" (the "First Frog" is Fomalhaut = HR 8728).
Beta Ceti
HR 188
HD 4128 ...
Diphda (Deneb Kaitos)
Beta Ceti
Arabic: "second frog" (Arabic/Greek: "tail of the sea monster") ...
The name Deneb Kaitos derives from the Arabic Al Dhanab al Kaitos al Janubiyy, "The Tail of the Whale Towards the South."
The names Diphda, Difda and Difda al Thani come from the Arabic name Al Difdi` al Thani meaning "The Second Frog." ...
Four named stars define the main figure of Cetus, the Sea Monster, or Whale: Menkar in his head, the great variable Mira in his neck, Deneb Kaitos, which marks his tail, and Baten Kaitos, which links the long neck to the body.
Similar names were given to at least seven different stars, most notably Deneb Kaitos, the brightest star in the constellation Cetus, and Denebola, the second brightest star in Leo.
Mythology ...
It lies in the south central part (01:44:04.08-15:56:14.93, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Cetus, the Whale -- southwest of Baten Kaitos (Zeta Ceti) and northeast of Deneb Kaitos or Diphida (Beta Ceti).
Deneb Kaitos Shemali (Iota Ceti; possibly AKA Deneb)
Mira (Omicron Ceti)
Tau Ceti
Taurus Ceti (there is no "Taurus" star in this modern constellation)
NGC 321 ...
La estrella más brillante de Cetus se llama Deneb Kaitos, que es una combinación de los idiomas Griego y Árabe y significa "cola del monstruo marino". Se encuentra en la parte inferior derecha de la constelación.
Deneb Kaitos Beta Ceti
Deneb Kaitos Schemali Iota Ceti
Denebola Beta Leonis
Dheneb Eta Ceti
Diadem Alpha Comae Berenices
Diphda Beta Ceti
Dnoces Iota Ursae Majoris
Dschubba Delta Scorpii
Dubhe Alpha Ursae Majoris
Duhr Delta Leonis ...
The brightest star in Cetus is [2478] beta Ceti, also known as Deneb Kaitos ("tail of Cetus") or Diphda ("the second frog"). It is a bright yellowish-orange star 96 light-years away from Earth.
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), Schemali (ι Cet).
Other stars in the constellation include α Ceti (Menkar); β Ceti (Deneb Kaitos), brightest in the constellation; and Ď" Ceti, the 17th closest star to Earth.
[edit] Deep sky objects ...
Named stars: Alpha Cet (Menkar/Menkab), Beta Cet (Deneb Kaitos/Diphda), Zeta Cet (Baten Kaitos), Omicron Cet (Mira)
Info:
Chamaeleon ...
MENKAR (Alpha Cet)
DIPHDA (Beta Cet)
Kaffaljidhma (Gamma Cet)
Baten Kaitos (Zeta Cet)
Dheneb (Eta Cet)
Deneb Kaitos Shemali (Iota Cet)
Menkar (Lambda Cet)
MIRA (Omicron Cet) ...
 See also: Deneb, Constellation, Cetus, Star, Second
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