List of stars in Cetus
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This is the list of notable star
Star
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s in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 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...

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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...

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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...

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Right ascension
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Dec
Declination
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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...

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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
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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 :* *...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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:...

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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...

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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....

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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....

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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...

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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 :* * *...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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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