MENKAR (Alpha Ceti). Cetus, the Sea Monster (or Whale), appears to move backwards across the sky, his tail (illuminated by Deneb Kaitos) rising first, Menkar, at the leading (eastern) edge of his head, rising last.
Menkar is a cool, red M1.5IIIa giant having a luminosity about 380 times that of the sun.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed ...
Menkar is an old and dying star, long past the hydrogen and perhaps even past the helium stage of its stellar evolution.
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) ...
* (91/Î" Cet) (or Menkar, see α Cet) 4.71
* (68/ο Cet) ~2.00 Mira [Mira Ceti] or Collum Ceti - Mira variable prototype:*: stella mÄ"ra The wondrous star
* (89/Ï€ Cet) Al Sadr al Ketus:*: ÅŸadr chest + κήÏ"ος Chest of Cetus ...
Dogs CMa Canis Maior Larger Dog Sirius CMi Canis Minor Smaller Dog Prokyon Cap Capricornus Sea Goat Car Carina Keel Canopus Cas Cassiopeia Cassiopeia Schedir Cen Centaurus Centaur Rigil Kent Cep Cepheus Cepheus Alderamin Cet Cetus Whale Menkar Cha ...
The 94 Ceti system is located about 73 light-years from Sol, in the northeastern corner (3:12:46.4-1:11:46.0, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Cetus, the Whale or Sea Monster -- southeast of Menkar (Alpha Ceti) and north of Zeta Eridani.
Alpha Ceti is called Menkar from the Arabic meaning ‘nostrils', a misnomer since this star lies on the beast's jaw.
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
Taurus Ceti (there is no "Taurus" star in this modern constellation) ...
The second brightest star in AURIGA (correctly named beta-AURIGA) forms the "top" of the kite and was called Menkarlina by the Ancients. It's an A-type star so it is similar in color to Sirius, but of course it isn't nearly as bright! ...
[2479] alpha Ceti is also known as Menkar ("nostril"). It is an old, dying star, currently in its red giant phase. It will soon become unstable, shed its outer layers and form a planetary nebula, leaving a white dwarf remnant.
Named stars: Alpha Cet (Menkar/Menkab), Beta Cet (Deneb Kaitos/Diphda), Zeta Cet (Baten Kaitos), Omicron Cet (Mira)
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Chamaeleon ...
During August Jupiter will be just over 10° from the two brightest stars of Aries, Hamal, αAri magnitude 2.00 and Sharatan, βAri magnitude 2.64. To the other side of Jupiter, Menkar, ...
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).
 See also: Constellation, Star, Cetus, Deneb, Magnitude
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