Cetus

The Whale
(Cet)


  
Cetus image mapPiscesAriesTaurusAquarius


Brightest stars:

         ______epoch 2000.0______
 
         R Ascension   Declination m    Spectrum parallax common name
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Beta     0h 43m 35.4s -17° 59' 12" 2.04   G9.5IIIC  0.061"  Diphda
Alpha    3h  2m 16.8s  4° 5' 23" 2.53v  M1.5IIIa  0.009"  Menkar
Omicron  2h 19m 20.7s - 2° 58' 39" 3.04v  M7IIIe    0.024"  Mira
Eta      1h  8m 35.4s -10° 10' 56" 3.45   K1.5IIIC  0.041" 
Gamma    2h 43m 18.0s  3° 14' 9" 3.47   A3V       0.052"  Kaffaljidhm
Tau      1h 44m  4.1s -15° 56' 15" 3.50   G8V       0.275" 
Iota     0h 19m 25.7s - 8° 49' 26" 3.56   K1.5III   0.013" 
Theta    1h 24m  1.4s - 8° 11' 0" 3.60   K0III-II  0.041"
Zeta     1h 51m 27.6s -10° 20' 6" 3.73   K0III     0.031"  Baten Kaitos
Upsilon  2h  0m  0.3s -21° 4' 40" 4.00   M0III     0.007" 
Delta    2h 39m 29.0s  0° 19' 43" 4.07v  B2IV      0.001" 
Pi       2h 44m  7.4s -13° 51' 31" 4.25   B7V              
Mu       2h 44m 56.5s  10° 6' 51" 4.27   F0IV      0.046" 
Xi 2     2h 28m  9.5s  8° 27' 36" 4.28   B9III     0.030" 
Xi 1     2h 12m 60.0s  8° 50' 48" 4.37   G6II-III  0.022" 
7        0h 14m 38.4s -18° 55' 58" 4.44v  M3III     0.029"  (AE Cet)
2        0h  3m 44.4s -17° 20' 10" 4.55   B9.5Vn    0.007" 
Chi      1h 49m 35.1s -10° 41' 11" 4.67   F3III     0.046" 
Lambda   2h 59m 42.9s  8° 54' 27" 4.70   B6III            
Sigma    2h 32m  5.2s -15° 14' 41" 4.75   F4IV      0.035" 
Phi 1    0h 44m 11.4s -10° 36' 34" 4.76   K0III     0.022" 
 



Deep sky objects:

 

M 77

                 ___epoch 2000.0___     m 
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NGC1068  M77  2h 42.7m   - 0°  2'    10.5    galaxy         
 





Neighbours: Eridanus -
Taurus -Aries -Pisces - Aquarius - Sculptor - Fornax

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