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s in the constellation

Constellation

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Cetus
Cetus
Cetus is a constellation. Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology, although it is often called 'the whale' today. Cetus is located in the region of the sky that contains other water-related constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus.-Ecliptic:Although Cetus is not...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
β Cet Beta Ceti Beta Ceti is the brightest star in the constellation Cetus. Although it has the Bayer designation "beta", it is actually brighter than Alpha Ceti. It has the traditional names Deneb Kaitos and Diphda...	β	16	4128	3419	2.04	−0.30	96	K0III	Deneb Kaitos, Diphda, Difda al Thani, Rana Secunda; variable Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...
α Cet Alpha Ceti Alpha Ceti is a star in the constellation of Cetus. It has the traditional name Menkar or Menkab. The name Menkar derives from the Arabic word منخر manħar "nostril" ....	α	92	18884	14135	2.54	−1.61	220	M2III	Menkar, Menkab, Mekab, Monkar; variable
Mira Mira Mira also known as Omicron Ceti , is a red giant star estimated 200-400 light years away in the constellation Cetus. Mira is a binary star, consisting of the red giant Mira A along with Mira B. Mira A is also an oscillating variable star and was the first non-supernova variable star discovered,...	ο	68	14386	10826	3.04	−2.60	418	M5e-M9e	Mira Ceti, Collum Ceti; prototype of Mira variable Mira variable Mira variables , named after the star Mira, are a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colors, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and light amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude in visual... s; has a white dwarf White dwarf A white dwarf, also called a degenerate dwarf, is a small star composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. They are very dense; a white dwarf's mass is comparable to that of the Sun and its volume is comparable to that of the Earth. Its faint luminosity comes from the emission of stored... companion
η Cet Eta Ceti Eta Ceti is a star in the constellation Cetus. It has the traditional name Deneb Algenubi or Algenudi. The name was from Arabic ذنب ألجنبي - ðánab al-janūbii, meaning the southern tail of the sea monster....	η	31	6805	5364	3.46	0.67	118	K2III	Deneb Algenubi, Dheneb, Deneb, Aoul al Naamat, Prima Struthionum, part of Al Naʽāmāt; spectroscopic binary
γ Cet Gamma Ceti Gamma Ceti is a star in the constellation Cetus. It has the traditional name Kaffaljidhma. The title Kaffaljidhma was derived from Arabic الكف الجذماء Al Kaff al Jidhmah, "The cut-short hand", the association of this star, along with α Cet , δ Cet, λ Cet , μ Cet, ξ1 Cet and ξ2 Cet..According to...	γ	86	16970	12706	3.47	1.47	82	A3V	Kaffaljidhmah; binary star Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
τ Cet Tau Ceti Tau Ceti is a star in the constellation Cetus that is spectrally similar to the Sun, although it has only about 78% of the Sun's mass. At a distance of just under 12 light-years from the Solar System, it is a relatively close star. Tau Ceti is metal-deficient and so is thought to be less likely to...	τ	52	10700	8102	3.49	5.68	12	G8V	Durre Menthor or Al Durr al Manthur, Thalath al Naamat, Tertia Struthionum, part of Al Naʽāmāt; spectroscopic binary
ι Cet Iota Ceti Iota Ceti is a star in the constellation Cetus. It has the traditional name Deneb Kaitos Shemali. The name was from the Arabian word ذنب ألشمالي - ðánab al shamāliyy, meaning the northern tail of the sea monster....	ι	8	1522	1562	3.56	−1.18	290	K2III	Schemali, Deneb Kaitos Shemali; variable
θ Cet Theta Ceti Theta Ceti is a Class K0, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Cetus. Theta Ceti is an orange giant star located about 115 light-years from Earth.-Name:...	θ	45	8512	6537	3.60	0.87	114	K0III	Thanih al Naamat, Secunda Struthionum, part of Al Naʽāmāt; spectroscopic binary
ζ Cet Zeta Ceti Zeta Ceti is a star in the constellation Cetus. It has the traditional name Baten Kaitos ....	ζ	55	11353	8645	3.74	−0.76	259	K2III	Baten Kaitos, Rabah al Naamat, Quarta Struthionum, part of Al Naʽāmāt; spectroscopic binary; spectroscopic binary
υ Cet Upsilon Ceti Upsilon Ceti is a Class K5, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Cetus. Upsilon Ceti is a red-orange giant star located about 300 light-years from Earth....	υ	59	12274	9347	3.99	−0.83	301	K5/M0III	part of Al Naʽāmāt; spectroscopic binary
δ Cet Delta Ceti Delta Ceti is a Class B2, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Cetus.This star, along with α Cet , λ Cet , γ Cet , μ Cet, ξ1 Cet and ξ2 Cet were Al Kaff al Jidhmah, "the Part of a Hand".....	δ	82	16582	12387	4.08	−2.41	647	B2IV	β Cep variable Beta Cephei variable Beta Cephei variables are variable stars which exhibit variations in their brightness due to pulsations of the stars' surfaces. The point of maximum brightness roughly corresponds to the maximum contraction of the star. Typically, Beta Cephei variables change in brightness by 0.01 to 0.3...
π Cet Pi Ceti Pi Ceti is a Class B7, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Cetus. Pi Ceti is a blue main-sequence star located about 440 light-years from Earth.-Name:...	π	89	17081	12770	4.24	−1.41	441	B7IV
μ Cet	μ	87	17094	12828	4.27	2.21	84	F1III-IV	δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
ξ² Cet	ξ²	73	15318	11484	4.30	0.64	176	B9III
ξ¹ Cet	ξ¹	65	13611	10324	4.36	−0.87	362	G8II:	eclipsing binary
7 Cet		7	1038	1170	4.44	−1.46	492	M1III	AE Cet; variable
2 Cet		2	225132	301	4.55	0.33	228	B9IVn
χ Cet A	χ	53	11171	8497	4.66	2.79	77	F3III	binary star
λ Cet Lambda Ceti Lambda Ceti is Class B star of fifth-magnitude star located in the constellation Cetus. Historically, the star bore the traditional name Menkar, although today that name is more commonly associated with α Ceti....	λ	91	18604	13954	4.71	−0.86	424	B6III	Menkar
σ Cet	σ	76	15798	11783	4.74	2.68	84	F5V
φ¹ Cet	φ¹	17	4188	3455	4.77	0.73	210	K0IIIvar	part of Al Nitham (φ Cet); variable
20 Cet		20	5112	4147	4.78	−1.23	519	M0III
ε Cet	ε	83	16620	12390	4.83	2.67	88	F5V
κ¹ Cet Kappa1 Ceti Kappa1 Ceti is a yellow dwarf star approximately 30 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The star was discovered to have a rapid rotation, roughly once every nine days. Though there are no extrasolar planets confirmed to be orbiting the star, Kappa1 Ceti is considered a good candidate...	κ¹	96	20630	15457	4.84	5.03	30	G5Vvar	BY Dra variable BY Draconis variable BY Draconis variables are main sequence variable stars of late spectral types, usually K or M. The name comes from the archetype for this category of variable star system, BY Draconis. They exhibit variations in their luminosity due to rotation of the star coupled with star spots, and other...
ν Cet	ν	78	16161	12093	4.87	−0.42	372	G8III	double star Double star In observational astronomy, a double star is a pair of stars that appear close to each other in the sky as seen from Earth when viewed through an optical telescope. This can happen either because the pair forms a binary star, i.e...
ρ Cet	ρ	72	15130	11345	4.88	−1.17	528	A0V
6 Cet		6	693	910	4.89	3.51	62	F5V
46 Cet		46	8705	6670	4.90	0.17	288	K2III
56 Cet		56	11930	9061	4.92	−0.52	399	K3III
175 G. Cet			10550	7999	4.98	−2.86	1203	K3II-III
3 Cet		3	225212	355	4.99	−3.47	1606	K3Ibvar	variable
94 Cet 94 Ceti 94 Ceti is a binary star system approximately 73 light-years away in the constellation Cetus.94 Ceti A is a yellow-white dwarf star with about 1.3 times the mass of the Sun while 94 Ceti B is a red dwarf star...		94	19994	14954	5.07	3.32	73	F8V	has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b 94 Ceti b 94 Ceti b or 94 Ceti Ab to distinguish it from the distant red dwarf companion, is an extrasolar planet orbiting its star once every 1.2 years. It was discovered on August 7, 2000 by a team led by Michel Mayor.- External links :* *... )
48 Cet		48	9132	6960	5.11	0.95	221	A0V	double star
AD Cet			1014	1158	5.13	−1.29	626	M3IIIvar	variable
37 Cet		37	7439	5799	5.14	3.20	79	F5V	variable
49 G. Cet			2696	2381	5.17	1.46	180	A3V
φ² Cet	φ²	19	4813	3909	5.17	4.22	50	F7IV-V	part of Al Nitham (φ Cet)
13 Cet		13	3196	2762	5.20	3.58	69	F8V...	BU Cet; RS CVn variable RS Canum Venaticorum variable RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity...
73 G. Cet			4247	3505	5.22	3.00	91	F0V
259 G. Cet			15694	11738	5.27	−0.55	476	K3III
18 G. Cet			787	983	5.29	−1.08	612	K4III
69 Cet		69	14652	11021	5.29	−2.73	1309	M2III
φ³ Cet	φ³	22	5437	4371	5.35	−0.67	522	K4III	part of Al Nitham (φ Cet)
75 Cet		75	15779	11791	5.36	0.80	266	G3III:
179 G. Cet			10824	8230	5.37	−0.60	509	K4III
25 Cet		25	6203	4914	5.40	−0.10	410	K0III-IV
50 Cet		50	9856	7450	5.41	−0.72	549	K1III
39 Cet		39	7672	5951	5.42	0.95	256	G5III-IVe	AY Cet; RS CVn variable; spectroscopic binary
60 Cet		60	12573	9589	5.42	0.69	288	A5III
70 Cet		70	14690	11046	5.42	0.76	279	F0Vn
57 Cet		57	12255	9326	5.43	−1.13	668	M0/M1III
AR Cet (198 G. Cet)			12292	9372	5.43	−0.87	593	M3III
238 G. Cet			14691	11029	5.43	3.05	97	F0V
88 G. Cet			5098	4104	5.47	−0.46	500	K1III
77 G. Cet			4398	3607	5.49	0.44	333	G8/K0III
47 Cet		47	8829	6748	5.51	2.71	118	F0V
67 Cet		67	14129	10642	5.51	0.42	340	G8III
80 Cet		80	16212	12107	5.53	−0.47	517	M0III
EL Cet	g		19926	14915	5.55	−1.34	780	K1IIIpe+...	g Tauri Taurus (constellation) Taurus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is a Latin word meaning 'bull', and its astrological symbol is a stylized bull's head:... ; variable, multiple star
59 G. Cet			3443	2941	5.57	4.61	51	K1V+...
79 G. Cet			4622	3741	5.57	−0.29	485	B9V
28 Cet		28	6530	5164	5.58	−0.73	595	A1V
172 G. Cet			10148	7679	5.58	1.34	229	F0V
81 G. Cet			4730	3849	5.59	0.59	325	K3III
232 G. Cet			14214	10723	5.60	3.61	81	G0.5IV
T Cet			1760	1728	5.61	−1.27	774	M5/M6Ib/II	semiregular variable
203 G. Cet			12642	9622	5.61	−0.90	655	K5Iab:
φ⁴ Cet	φ⁴	23	5722	4587	5.62	0.69	315	G7III	part of Al Nitham (φ Cet)
49 Cet		49	9672	7345	5.62	1.68	200	A1V
93 Cet		93	18883	14143	5.62	−0.06	445	B7V
95 Cet		95	20559	15383	5.62	1.45	222	K1IV
64 Cet		64	13421	10212	5.64	2.50	139	G0IV
66 Cet		66	13612	10305	5.65	2.33	150	F8V
81 Cet 81 Ceti 81 Ceti is a G-type giant star approximately 300 light years away in the constellation of Cetus. Based on its mass of 2.4 solar masses, it was an A-type star when it was a main-sequence star.- Planetary system :...		81	16400	12247	5.65	0.71	317	G5III:	has a planet (b 81 Ceti b 81 Ceti b is an extrasolar planet approximately 317 light years away in the constellation of Cetus. It orbits the G-type giant star 81 Ceti at an average distance of 2.5 AU, taking about 2.6 years to revolve with 20.6% eccentricity... )
78 G. Cet			4585	3717	5.70	0.25	402	K3III
38 Cet		38	7476	5833	5.70	2.49	143	F5V
97 Cet	κ²	97	20791	15619	5.70	0.95	290	G8.5III
30 Cet		30	6706	5296	5.71	2.32	155	F7IV
12 Cet		12	2637	2353	5.72	−1.37	853	M0III
84 Cet		84	16765	12530	5.72	4.05	71	F7IV
77 Cet		77	16074	12002	5.74	−0.39	549	K4III
165 G. Cet			9562	7276	5.75	3.39	97	G2IV
174 G. Cet			10453	7916	5.75	2.89	122	F5V+...
27 G. Cet			1064	1191	5.77	0.64	347	B9V
7 G. Cet			225197	343	5.78	1.04	289	K0III
BK Cet (188 G. Cet)			11522	8778	5.78	0.75	330	F0V	δ Sct variable
268 G. Cet			16160	12114	5.79	6.50	24	K3V
286 G. Cet			16673	12444	5.79	4.12	70	F6V
272 G. Cet			16247	12148	5.81	1.05	292	K0III:
14 G. Cet			645	873	5.84	1.77	212	K0III
226 G. Cet			13692	10326	5.86	0.42	399	K0III
42 Cet		42	8036	6226	5.87	0.46	394	A7V...
202 G. Cet			12583	9572	5.87	0.85	329	K0II/III
93 G. Cet			5384	4346	5.88	−0.04	498	K5III
AB Cet (248 G. Cet)			15144	11348	5.88	1.79	214	Ap SrCrEu	α² CVn variable
239 G. Cet			14728	11033	5.89	−0.06	504	K2III
250 G. Cet			15220	11381	5.89	1.19	284	K2III
65 G. Cet			3807	3193	5.90	−0.34	576	K0III
80 G. Cet			4732	3834	5.90	2.14	184	K0III
137 G. Cet			8556	6564	5.92	2.66	146	F4V
11 G. Cet			319	636	5.93	1.41	262	A1V
34 Cet		34	7147	5594	5.93	0.28	441	K4III
14 Cet		14	3229	2787	5.94	2.21	181	F5IV
63 Cet		63	13468	10234	5.94	0.76	354	G9III:
61 Cet		61	12641	9631	5.96	0.94	330	G5V...
33 Cet		33	7014	5510	5.97	−1.23	898	K4III
305 G. Cet			18262	13679	5.97	2.73	145	F7IV
290 G. Cet			16825	12562	5.98	2.52	161	F5V
12 G. Cet			360	671	5.99	0.94	333	G8III:
219 G. Cet			13456	10215	6.00	2.51	163	F5V
256 G. Cet			15633	11687	6.00	1.37	275	A7III-IVs
71 G. Cet			4145	3436	6.01	2.38	174	K1III
189 G. Cet			11803	8998	6.01	3.06	127	F7V+...
297 G. Cet			17163	12862	6.04	2.49	167	F0III:
313 G. Cet			19121	14315	6.05	0.97	338	K0III
BG Cet (58 G. Cet)			3326	2852	6.06	2.58	162	A5m...	δ Sct variable
26 Cet		26	6288	4979	6.06	2.29	185	F1V
213 G. Cet			13215	9999	6.07	−1.93	1299	M1III
289 G. Cet			16824	12584	6.07	−0.67	726	G9III:
27 Cet		27	6482	5121	6.09	1.21	308	K0III
254 G. Cet			15453	11603	6.09	1.37	286	K2III
CF Cet (13 G. Cet)			402	696	6.11	−1.97	1347	M0/M1IIICNp
106 G. Cet			6559	5170	6.12	0.96	350	K1III
149 G. Cet			8921	6822	6.13	0.94	356	K0
64 G. Cet			3795	3185	6.14	3.86	93	G3/G5V
47 G. Cet			2630	2337	6.15	3.02	138	F2/F3V
74 G. Cet			4301	3552	6.15	−1.52	1113	M0III
18 Cet		18	4307	3559	6.15	3.63	104	G2V
21 Cet		21	5268	4257	6.15	0.82	379	G5IV
EH Cet (306 G. Cet)			18345	13756	6.15	−0.01	556	M4III
10 Cet		10	2273	2100	6.16	0.29	486	G8III
128 G. Cet			8121	6272	6.16	0.81	382	K1III
139 G. Cet			8589	6589	6.17	1.12	334	G8III/IV
138 G. Cet			8599	6605	6.17	1.60	268	G8III
258 G. Cet			15652	11671	6.17	0.48	448	M0III
264 G. Cet			16060	12022	6.17	0.82	383	G6III:
9 G. Cet			203	560	6.19	3.23	127	F2IV
263 G. Cet			15996	11907	6.19	0.94	365	K1III
10 G. Cet			256	602	6.20	0.18	522	A2IV/V
176 G. Cet			10658	8094	6.20	−0.51	716	K0
131 G. Cet			8334	6432	6.21	−0.84	838	M0III
44 Cet		44	8511	6539	6.21	2.07	220	F0V	AV Cet; δ Sct variable
279 G. Cet			16467	12318	6.21	0.57	437	G9III
240 G. Cet			14830	11108	6.22	0.84	388	G8/K0III
39 G. Cet			2268	2086	6.24	−0.59	758	M1III
170 G. Cet			10009	7580	6.24	3.33	125	F7V
309 G. Cet			18832	14104	6.24	0.34	492	K0
4 G. Cet			225045	238	6.25	2.29	202	F6/F7V
127 G. Cet			8120	6283	6.26	0.21	528	K1III
285 G. Cet			16647	12447	6.26	3.27	129	F3V:
82 G. Cet			4772	3858	6.27	−0.83	858	A3IV
314 G. Cet			19525	14607	6.28	0.50	468	G9III
1 Cet		1	224481	118178	6.28	0.41	486	K1IIICN...
207 G. Cet			12923	9827	6.29	0.17	545	K0
1 G. Cet			224283	118029	6.31	0.37	502	G8III/IV
71 Cet		71	15004	11261	6.34	−0.14	646	A0III	FR Cet
133 G. Cet			8350	6427	6.35	2.48	194	F5/F6V
108 G. Cet			6668	5259	6.36	2.08	234	A3III
9 Cet		9	1835	1803	6.39	4.84	66	G3V	BE Cet; BY Dra variable
209 G. Cet			13004	9862	6.39	1.79	271	K1III
32 Cet		32	6976	5485	6.40	1.16	365	K0III
276 G. Cet			16399	12272	6.40	1.82	269	F6IV
168 G. Cet			9731	7363	6.41	−1.00	991	K2III
144 G. Cet			8779	6717	6.42	−0.22	694	K0IV
186 G. Cet			11365	8664	6.42	0.31	542	K0
191 G. Cet HD 11964 HD 11964 is a yellow subgiant star approximately 107 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The star is more massive and luminous than our Sun and is barely visible to the naked eye. A wide binary companion star was discovered in 2000...			11964	9094	6.42	3.76	111	G5IV	has two planets (b HD 11964 b HD 11964 c is an extrasolar planet approximately 107 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The planet was discovered in a close-orbit around the yellow subgiant star HD 11964. The planet has a minimum mass 35 times the mass of Earth and is located in a mildly eccentric orbit which takes... and c HD 11964 c HD 11964 b is an extrasolar planet, a gas giant like Jupiter approximately 107 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The planet orbits the yellow subgiant star HD 11964 in a nearly-circular orbit, taking over 5 years to complete a revolution around the star at a distance of 3.34... )
38 G. Cet			1879	1821	6.43	−1.02	1009	M0III
141 G. Cet			8896	6789	6.43	1.06	387	K0/K1III
171 G. Cet			10024	7597	6.43	−0.76	896	K5
205 G. Cet			12702	9655	6.43	−1.11	1052	K4III
227 G. Cet			13763	10396	6.43	−1.50	1259	K0
43 G. Cet			2475	2237	6.44	3.90	105	G3V
90 G. Cet			5156	4164	6.44	2.08	243	F3V
29 Cet		29	6734	5315	6.44	3.11	151	K0IV
166 G. Cet			9690	7362	6.44	−0.56	819	K0
187 G. Cet			11396	8688	6.44	−0.52	805	M2III
57 G. Cet			3325	2846	6.45	0.68	464	K0III
178 G. Cet			10725	8143	6.45	0.37	535	G0
25 Ari 25 Arietis 25 Arietis is a star in the constellation Cetus. Its apparent magnitude is +6.45....		25	15228	11427	6.45	3.65	119	F5V
252 G. Cet			15328	11474	6.45	−0.87	950	K0III
2 G. Cet			224349	118081	6.45	0.72	456	G8/K0III
5 G. Cet			225069	253	6.46	0.62	481	K1III
29 G. Cet			1343	1402	6.46	3.02	159	F3V
193 G. Cet			12116	9237	6.46	0.97	409	G5
32 G. Cet HD 1461 HD 1461 is a G0V class star slightly more massive than the Sun , located about 76 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus.As of December 2009, HD 1461 is now the largest main sequence star with a possible Super-Earth around it....			1461	1499	6.47	4.62	76	G0V	1 exoplanet (b HD 1461 b HD 1461 b is an extrasolar planet, orbiting the 6th magnitude G-type star HD 1461, 76 light years away in the constellation Cetus. This planet has a minimum mass 8.1 times that of Earth and orbits at a precise distance of 0.063434 AU with an eccentricity of 0.04... ) and 2 candidates (c HD 1461 c HD 1461 c is a possible extrasolar planet, orbiting the 6th magnitude G-type star HD 1461, 76 light years away in the constellation Cetus. This planet has a minimum mass between 13.1 to 32.7 times that of Earth and orbits at a distance of 1.165 AU with an eccentricity of 0.74. This planet is most... , d HD 1461 d HD 1461 d is a possible extrasolar planet, orbiting the 6th magnitude G-type star HD 1461, 76 light years away in the constellation Cetus. The parameters for this planet are poorly constrained, including mass, semimajor axis, and orbital period. The determined minimum mass of this planet is about... )
76 G. Cet			4338	3576	6.47	1.75	286	F0IV
101 G. Cet			6037	4801	6.47	1.82	277	K2/K3III
293 G. Cet			17001	12720	6.48	0.66	475	K0
63 G. Cet			3794	3175	6.49	0.55	503	G8III
221 G. Cet			13546	10273	6.49	0.56	499	G5
28 G. Cet			1256	1331	6.50	0.13	612	B6III/IV
43 Cet		43	8335	6429	6.50	0.39	544	K0III:
142 G. Cet			8713	6687	6.50	1.47	330	K0
234 G. Cet			14417	10854	6.50	0.38	545	A3V
40 Cet		40	7727	5985	6.52	4.16	97	F8
58 Cet		58	12020	9165	6.52	0.63	491	A0
35 Cet		35	7218	5646	6.55	2.96	170	F8
15 Cet		15	3512	2994	6.64	−0.11	731	K2III
χ Cet B	χ	53	11131	8486	6.72	2.29	78	G0	EZ Ceti; component of the χ Cet system; BY Dra variable
79 Cet 79 Ceti 79 Ceti is a yellow subgiant star approximately 127 light-years away in the constellation Cetus. It has stopped hydrogen fusion in its core, this implies an age much higher than our Sun's 4.5 billion years. Eventually the outer layers of the star will expand and cool and the star will become a...		79	16141	12048	6.83	4.05	117	G5IV	has a planet (b 79 Ceti b 79 Ceti b is an extrasolar planet orbiting its star every 75 days. With HD 46375 b on March 29, 2000, it was the joint first known extrasolar planet to have minimum mass less than the mass of Saturn.-External links:... )
HD 7449			7449	5806	7.50		127	F8V	has two planets (b & c)
HD 11506 HD 11506 HD 11506 is a yellow dwarf star in the constellation Cetus. It is 8th magnitude and about 175.5 ly away.- Planetary system :The superjovian planet HD 11506 b was discovered orbiting the star by the N2K Consortium using the doppler spectroscopy method.This planet was announced by Debra Fischer in...			11506	8770	7.54	3.89	176	G0V	has two planets (b HD 11506 b HD 11506 b is an extrasolar planet that orbits the star HD 11506 176 light years away in the constellation of Cetus. This planet was discovered on April 10, 2007 by Debra Fischer, who used N2K Consortium in California, United States to detect wobbling of the star caused by the planet’s gravity.... & c HD 11506 c HD 11506 c is an extrasolar planet located approximately 176 light years away in the constellation of Cetus, orbiting the 8th magnitude G-type main sequence star HD 11506. It is the second planet in this system discovered on February 18, 2009 by a method called Bayesian analysis. It has a minimum... )
HD 5319 HD 5319 HD 5319 is an 8th magnitude star approximately 326 light years away in the constellation Cetus. It is a giant star of spectral type K0, having run out of hydrogen in its core. When it was main-sequence, the spectral type was early F or late A....			5319	4297	8.05	3.05	326	K0III	has a planet (b HD 5319 b HD 5319 b is a gas giant exoplanet approximately 326 light years away in the constellation of Cetus. This planet has a minimum mass nearly two times more than Jupiters. The planet has an almost circular orbit, ranging from 1.53 to 1.95 AU with a period of 1.8 years.... )
HD 12039 HD 12039 HD 12039 is a variable star in the constellation of Cetus. It is categorized as a BY Draconis variable, and has a stellar classification that is similar to our own Sun....			12039	9141	8.11	4.98	138	G4V	DK Cet; BY Dra variable; has a debris disk
HD 224693 HD 224693 HD 224693 is a yellow subgiant star approximately 320 light-years away in the constellation Cetus.-Planetary system:...			224693	118319	8.23	3.36	306	G2IV	has a planet (b HD 224693 b HD 224693 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 224693 every 27 days with a minimum mass 71% of Jupiter.... )
HD 6718 HD 6718 HD 6718 is an 8th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 179 light years away in the constellation Cetus. This star is slightly larger, cooler, brighter, and more massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is seven-eighths as much as the Sun. In 2009, a gas giant planet was...			6718	5301	8.45	4.75	179	G0	has a planet (b HD 6718 b HD 6718 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star HD 6718, located approximately 179 light years away in the constellation Cetus. This planet has at least five-thirds the mass of Jupiter and takes nearly seven years to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of 3.65 AU... )
58 Cet		58	12021	9155	8.89	0.54	1523	A0
HD 1690			1690	1692	9.17		1040	K1III	has a planet (b)
HD 2638 HD 2638 HD 2638 is a dim 10th magnitude star in the constellation of Cetus. It is a yellow dwarf and similar to our Sun. A small telescope is required to view the star.-Planetary system:...			2638	2350	9.44	5.79	175	G5	has a planet (b HD 2638 b HD 2638 b is a planet of the star HD 2638. It is a typical "hot Jupiter", a planet that orbits its parent star in a very tight "torch orbit". Distance to the star is less than 1/20th Earth's distance from the Sun. One orbital revolution lasts only about three and half days.- External links :* * *... )
BD-17°63 BD-17°63 \|- bgcolor="#FFFAFA"BD-17°63 is an low-mass K type star in the southern constellation Cetus. It is a 9th magnitude star at a distance of about 116 light years from Earth.-Planetary system:...				2247	9.62	6.92	122	K5V	has a planet (b BD-17°63 b BD-17°63 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 113 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus, orbiting the 10th magnitude K-type main sequence star BD-17°63. This planet has a minimum mass of 5.1 MJ and orbits at a distance of 1.34 astronomical units from the star. The distance... )
HIP 5158				5158	10.21	6.95	146	K5	has two planets (b HIP 5158 b HIP 5158 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type main sequence star HIP 5158, located approximately light years away in the constellation Cetus. This planet was detected by HARPS on October 19, 2009, together with 29 other planets.... and c)
WASP-26					11.30	4.30	820	G0	has a transiting planet (b)
BD -16°251 Cayrel's Star BPS CS31082-0001, named Cayrel's Star, is an old Population II star located in a distance of 4 kpc in the Galactic Halo. It belongs to the class of ultra-metal-poor stars , especially the very rare subclass of neutron-capture enhanced stars. It was discovered by Tim C...					11.7		13000		Cayrel's Star
YZ Cet YZ Ceti YZ Ceti is a red dwarf star in the constellation Cetus. Although it is relatively close to the Sun at just 12 light years, this star cannot be seen with the naked eye. It is classified as a flare star that undergoes intermittent fluctuations in luminosity...				5643	12.10	14.25	12.12	M4.5V	21st nearest star system; flare star Flare star A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes. It is believed that the flares on flare stars are analogous to solar flares in that they are due to magnetic reconnection in the atmospheres of the stars. The brightness increase is...
UV Cet					12.54	15.40	8.73	M5.5Ve	primary component of Luyten 726-8 Luyten 726-8 Luyten 726-8 is a binary star system that is one of Earth's nearest neighbors, at about 8.7 light years from Earth in the constellation Cetus... , the 6th nearest star system; prototype of UV Cet variables (flare stars)
WASP-44 WASP-44 WASP-44 is a G-type star in constellation Cetus that has the Jupiter-size planet WASP-44b in orbit. The star is slightly less massive and slightly smaller than the Sun; it is also slightly cooler, but is more metal-rich...					12.90			G8V	has a transiting planet (b WASP-44b WASP-44b is a closely orbiting Jupiter-sized planet found in the orbit of the sunlike star WASP-44 by the SuperWASP program, which searches for transiting planets that cross in front of their host stars as seen from Earth. After follow-up observations using radial velocity, the planet was confirmed... )
BL Cet					12.99	15.85	8.73	M6.0Ve	secondary component of Luyten 726-8 Luyten 726-8 Luyten 726-8 is a binary star system that is one of Earth's nearest neighbors, at about 8.7 light years from Earth in the constellation Cetus... ; flare star

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