Cetus, the Whale (Cet)
(SEE-tus)
The constellation of Cetus, the Whale, is best viewed in Winter during the month of December. It's brightest star is Deneb Kaitos at magnitude 2.04. The boundary of the Cetus constellation contains 36 stars that host known exoplanets.
- Pronunciation:
- SEE-tus
- Meaning:
- Whale
- Genitive:
- Ceti
- Abbreviation:
- Cet
- Constellation Family:
- Perseus
- Hemisphere:
- Southern
- Quadrant:
- SQ1
- Best viewing month*:
- December
- Right Ascension (avg):
- 1h 43m
- Declination (avg):
- -6° 22'
- Brightest star:
- Deneb Kaitos (2.04)
- Stars with planets:
- 36
Double Stars in Cetus
These are the brightest and easiest-to-find double, triple, and quadruple star systems in the constellation Cetus.
- Star system
- Magnitudes
- Type
- Gamma Ceti
- 3.5, 6.2
- double
Nebulae in Cetus
The most notable, famous, and easy-to-find nebulae in the constellation Cetus :
Galaxies in Cetus
The most notable, famous, and easy-to-find galaxies in the constellation Cetus :
- Galaxy name
- Catalog #
- Galaxy type
- Cetus A
- M77
- barred spiral
- Minkowski's Object
- lenticular
- Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte
- barred irregular
Exoplanets in Cetus
These are the most notable named exoplanet systems known in the constellation Cetus. Bear in mind that we will likely discover billions of exoplanets in the years to come.
* For southern latitudes, flip the season listed. For example, if a constellation is listed as best viewed in the summer in the month of July, in the southern hemisphere the constellation would be best viewed in the winter in January and would be upside-down.
** Circumpolar constellations are visible year-round in the hemisphere listed (and not at all in the opposite).