List of stars in Cetus (redirect from 21 Ceti)
14386 10826 02h 19m 20.79s −02° 58′ 37.4″ 3.04 −2.60 418 M5e-M9e Mira Ceti, Collum Ceti; prototype of Mira variables, Vmax = 2.0m, Vmin = 10.1m, P = 331.96 d;...
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Tau Ceti, Latinized from τ Ceti, is a single star in the constellation Cetus that is spectrally similar to the Sun, although it has only about 78% of...
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Tau Ceti f is a potential super-Earth or mini-Neptune orbiting Tau Ceti that was discovered in 2012 by statistical analyses of the star's variations in...
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asterism consisting of α Ceti, κ1 Ceti, λ Ceti, μ Ceti, ξ1 Ceti, ξ2 Ceti, ν Ceti, γ Ceti, δ Ceti, 75 Ceti, 70 Ceti, 63 Ceti and 66 Ceti. Consequently, the Chinese...
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Gliese 65 (redirect from UV Ceti Star System)
stars are both flare stars with the variable star designations BL Ceti and UV Ceti. The star system was discovered in 1948 by Willem Jacob Luyten in the...
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Beta Ceti (β Ceti, abbreviated Beta Cet, β Cet), officially named Diphda /ˈdɪfdə/, is the brightest star in the constellation of Cetus. Although designated...
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almost the same) passes into it. Mira ("wonderful", named by Bayer: Omicron Ceti, a star of the neck of the asterism) was the first variable star to be discovered...
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Greek ketos (κῆτος, plural kete/ketea, κήτη/κήτεα), Latinized as cetus (pl. ceti or cete = cetea), is any huge sea monster. According to the mythology, Perseus...
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Stars in fiction (redirect from Tau Ceti in fiction)
often portrayed as the destination of the first interstellar voyage. Tau Ceti, a relatively-nearby star regarded as a plausible candidate for harbouring...
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