Constellation
The constellation Cetus
Cet
Cetus gathers 111 naked-eye stars —down to magnitude 6— in Stelvia's catalogue. The brightest is Diphda, and the constellation reaches its highest point of the night around October.
Cetus in figures
- Catalogued stars
- 111
- Brightest star
- Diphda
- Region of the sky
- Around the celestial equator
- Highest around
- October
- With a proper name
- 5
- Nearest star
- Tau Ceti
Those visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6
Apparent magnitude 2.04
Declination from -25° to 10°
Month when it culminates at midnight
Stars with a traditional name, not just a catalogue designation
12 light years
These figures are computed over Stelvia's catalogue —stars visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6—, not over the constellation's real total: the count, the brightest and the nearest all refer to that catalogue. The region of the sky comes from the median declination of its stars; the month, from their mean right ascension.
Every star in Cetus
The 111 stars of Cetus catalogued by Stelvia, from the brightest to the faintest. Each one has its own page.
- DiphdaBeta Ceti2.04
- MenkarAlpha Ceti2.54
- Eta Ceti3.46
- KaffaljidhmaGamma Ceti3.47
- Tau Ceti3.49
- Iota Ceti3.56
- Theta Ceti3.60
- Baten KaitosZeta Ceti3.74
- Upsilon Ceti3.99
- Delta Ceti4.08
- Pi Ceti4.24
- Mu Ceti4.27
- Xi 2 Ceti4.30
- Xi 1 Ceti4.36
- 7 Ceti4.44
- 2 Ceti4.55
- Chi Ceti4.66
- Lambda Ceti4.71
- Sigma Ceti4.74
- Phi 1 Ceti4.77
- 20 Ceti4.78
- Epsilon Ceti4.83
- Kappa 1 Ceti4.84
- Nu Ceti4.87
- Rho Ceti4.88
- 6 Ceti4.89
- 46 Ceti4.90
- 56 Ceti4.92
- HIP 79994.98
- 3 Ceti4.99
- 94 Ceti5.07
- 48 Ceti5.11
- HIP 11585.13
- 37 Ceti5.14
- HIP 23815.17
- Phi 2 Ceti5.17
- 13 Ceti5.20
- HIP 35055.22
- HIP 117385.27
- 69 Ceti5.29
- HIP 9835.29
- Phi 3 Ceti5.35
- 75 Ceti5.36
- HIP 82305.37
- 25 Ceti5.40
- 50 Ceti5.41
- 70 Ceti5.42
- 39 Ceti5.42
- 60 Ceti5.42
- HIP 110295.43
- 57 Ceti5.43
- HIP 93725.43
- HIP 41045.47
- HIP 36075.49
- 67 Ceti5.51
- 47 Ceti5.51
- 80 Ceti5.53
- HIP 149155.55
- HIP 29415.57
- HIP 37415.57
- 28 Ceti5.58
- HIP 76795.58
- HIP 38495.59
- HIP 107235.60
- HYG 1181645.60
- HIP 17285.61
- HIP 96225.61
- 93 Ceti5.62
- 95 Ceti5.62
- Phi 4 Ceti5.62
- 49 Ceti5.62
- 64 Ceti5.64
- 66 Ceti5.65
- 81 Ceti5.65
- Kappa 2 Ceti5.70
- HIP 37175.70
- 38 Ceti5.70
- 30 Ceti5.71
- 84 Ceti5.72
- 12 Ceti5.72
- 77 Ceti5.74
- HIP 72765.75
- HIP 79165.75
- HIP 11915.77
- HIP 3435.78
- HIP 87785.78
- 268 G. Cet5.79
- HIP 124445.79
- HIP 121485.81
- HIP 8735.84
- HIP 103265.86
- 42 Ceti5.87
- HIP 95725.87
- HIP 113485.88
- HIP 43465.88
- HIP 110335.89
- HIP 113815.89
- HIP 31935.90
- HIP 38345.90
- HIP 65645.92
- 34 Ceti5.93
- HIP 6365.93
- 63 Ceti5.94
- 14 Ceti5.94
- 61 Ceti5.96
- HIP 136795.97
- 33 Ceti5.97
- HIP 125625.98
- HIP 6715.99
- HIP 102156.00
- HIP 116876.00
A symbolic commemorative gift: neither the signature nor the chosen name implies ownership of the star or recognition by the IAU.