Constellation
Cetus
Cetus (Cet) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Diphda (magnitude 2.04).
| Latin name | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Cet |
| Brightest star | Diphda |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 485 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 73 |
| Deep-sky objects | 8 |
| Galaxies | 159 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° N. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Diphda 2.04 · 96.3 light-years
- Menkar 2.54 · 249.2 light-years
- η Cet 3.46 · 120.5 light-years
- Kaffaljidhma 3.47 · 74.8 light-years
- τ Cet 3.49 · 11.9 light-years
- ι Cet 3.56 · 278.8 light-years
- θ Cet 3.60 · 112.3 light-years
- Baten Kaitos 3.74 · 253.3 light-years
- υ Cet 3.99 · 317.5 light-years
- δ Cet 4.08 · 635.6 light-years
- π Cet 4.24 · 388.2 light-years
- μ Cet 4.27 · 86.8 light-years
- ξ² Cet 4.30 · 196.9 light-years
- ξ¹ Cet 4.36 · 313.1 light-years
- 7 Cet 4.44 · 460.7 light-years
- 2 Cet 4.55 · 310.4 light-years
- χ Cet 4.66 · 76.6 light-years
- λ Cet 4.71 · 445.5 light-years
- σ Cet 4.74 · 75.2 light-years
- φ¹ Cet 4.77 · 215.6 light-years
- 20 Cet 4.78 · 536.6 light-years
- ε Cet 4.83 · 76.8 light-years
- κ¹ Cet 4.84 · 30.3 light-years
- ν Cet 4.87 · 403.1 light-years
- ρ Cet 4.88 · 561.8 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- τ Cet 3 planet(s)
- HD 19994 1 planet(s)
- 75 Cet 2 planet(s)
- 81 Cet 1 planet(s)
- HD 4732 2 planet(s)
- HD 360 1 planet(s)
- HD 11964 2 planet(s)
- HD 1461 2 planet(s)
- HD 16141 1 planet(s)
- HD 11505 1 planet(s)
- HD 7449 1 planet(s)
- HD 11506 3 planet(s)
- HD 4917 1 planet(s)
- HD 5319 2 planet(s)
- HD 1666 1 planet(s)
- Axólotl 1 planet(s)
- HIP 8923 1 planet(s)
- HD 9174 1 planet(s)
- HD 6718 1 planet(s)
- HD 1690 1 planet(s)
- HD 2638 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2443 1 planet(s)
- TOI-261 2 planet(s)
- Felixvarela 1 planet(s)
- HD 15906 2 planet(s)
- BD-210397 2 planet(s)
- TOI-260 1 planet(s)
- WASP-136 1 planet(s)
- HIP 4845 1 planet(s)
- HIP 8152 2 planet(s)
- HIP 5158 2 planet(s)
- WASP-77 A 1 planet(s)
- Mpingo 1 planet(s)
- WASP-20 1 planet(s)
- GJ 3138 3 planet(s)
- TOI-2431 1 planet(s)
- K2-209 1 planet(s)
- WASP-26 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2411 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2420 1 planet(s)
- TIC 4672985 1 planet(s)
- WASP-156 1 planet(s)
- K2-210 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4640 1 planet(s)
- WASP-138 1 planet(s)
- YZ Cet 3 planet(s)
- WASP-158 1 planet(s)
- K2-203 1 planet(s)
- K2-205 1 planet(s)
- NGTS-11 1 planet(s)
- WASP-116 1 planet(s)
- K2-208 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5289 1 planet(s)
- WASP-53 2 planet(s)
- TOI-4363 1 planet(s)
- WASP-147 1 planet(s)
- TIC 423703298 1 planet(s)
- K2-204 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5532 1 planet(s)
- K2-206 1 planet(s)
- WASP-44 1 planet(s)
- K2-211 1 planet(s)
- K2-207 1 planet(s)
- TOI-277 1 planet(s)
- K2-148 3 planet(s)
- GJ 1002 2 planet(s)
- CD Cet 1 planet(s)
- LHS 1140 2 planet(s)
- 2MASS J01225093-2439505 1 planet(s)
- G 268-110 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2445 1 planet(s)
- K2-384 5 planet(s)
- TOI-2406 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J0125-2327 Pulsar
- PSR B0149-16 (J0152-1637) Pulsar
- PSR B0031-07 (J0034-0721) Pulsar
- PSR B0148-06 (J0151-0635) Pulsar
- PSR J0034-0534 Pulsar
- PSR J0203-0150 Pulsar
- Whiting 1 Globular cluster
- NGC 246 Planetary nebula
Galaxies
- IC 1613 2.38 million light-years
- WLM 3.03 million light-years
- M77 42.1 million light-years
- Sc22 13.7 million light-years
- NGC 45 30.0 million light-years
- ESO 473-024 32.3 million light-years
- DDO 226 16.0 million light-years
- NGC 59 17.3 million light-years
- DDO 6 10.9 million light-years
- NGC 247 11.9 million light-years
- ESO 540-032 11.2 million light-years
- KDG002 11.1 million light-years
- Cetus 2.54 million light-years
- NGC 230 314.9 million light-years
- IC 1587 791.5 million light-years
- NGC 235A 310.5 million light-years
- NGC 808 231.3 million light-years
- NGC 65 339.8 million light-years
- NGC 578 75.9 million light-years
- NGC 142 373.5 million light-years
- NGC 143 375.1 million light-years
- NGC 177 178.7 million light-years
- NGC 540 470.7 million light-years
- NGC 947 230.4 million light-years
- NGC 209 183.2 million light-years
- NGC 583 324.5 million light-years
- NGC 335 265.5 million light-years
- NGC 872 200.9 million light-years
- NGC 369 290.6 million light-years
- IC 93 278.5 million light-years
- IC 1670B 270.6 million light-years
- NGC 725 484.0 million light-years
- NGC 7821 345.4 million light-years
- NGC 487 277.2 million light-years
- IC 82 557.1 million light-years
- IC 78 548.2 million light-years
- NGC 814 75.3 million light-years
- IC 80 NED02 735.1 million light-years
- NGC 1065 344.7 million light-years
- IC 253 341.5 million light-years
- IC 141 530.6 million light-years
- NGC 178 67.4 million light-years
- IC 58 293.2 million light-years
- NGC 166 280.5 million light-years
- NGC 7828 266.9 million light-years
- IC 60 783.0 million light-years
- NGC 283 528.3 million light-years
- NGC 284 537.2 million light-years
- IC 2 315.7 million light-years
- IC 220 273.3 million light-years
- IC 129 246.3 million light-years
- NGC 950 218.6 million light-years
- NGC 839 180.5 million light-years
- NGC 701 85.3 million light-years
- NGC 191 283.1 million light-years
- IC 48 277.7 million light-years
- NGC 829 189.0 million light-years
- NGC 47 265.6 million light-years
- NGC 275 81.2 million light-years
- IC 209 184.8 million light-years
- NGC 356 271.3 million light-years
- IC 207 227.0 million light-years
- IC 243 336.3 million light-years
- NGC 788 190.0 million light-years
- NGC 349 278.9 million light-years
- NGC 1022 67.7 million light-years
- NGC 881 245.2 million light-years
- NGC 762 228.3 million light-years
- NGC 145 192.8 million light-years
- IC 100 244.9 million light-years
- NGC 279 180.7 million light-years
- IC 205 388.9 million light-years
- IC 176 207.0 million light-years
- NGC 118 524.2 million light-years
- NGC 530 233.3 million light-years
- IC 186A 597.7 million light-years
- NGC 538 254.9 million light-years
- NGC 535 228.6 million light-years
- NGC 541 252.6 million light-years
- NGC 547 254.8 million light-years
- NGC 543 246.8 million light-years
- NGC 1032 125.5 million light-years
- IC 218 302.2 million light-years
- IC 173 648.4 million light-years
- NGC 117 249.9 million light-years
- NGC 1043 321.5 million light-years
- NGC 1073 56.3 million light-years
- NGC 1038 281.1 million light-years
- IC 1827 276.8 million light-years
- IC 1694 227.6 million light-years
- IC 84 233.5 million light-years
- IC 83 622.2 million light-years
- NGC 521 233.8 million light-years
- NGC 533 258.5 million light-years
- NGC 170 198.9 million light-years
- NGC 1019 340.0 million light-years
- NGC 445 534.1 million light-years
- NGC 173 203.4 million light-years
- NGC 1004 301.6 million light-years
- NGC 550 271.6 million light-years
- IC 103 447.3 million light-years
- NGC 993 322.1 million light-years
- IC 109 454.4 million light-years
- NGC 435 477.7 million light-years
- IC 105 455.1 million light-years
- NGC 1008 307.2 million light-years
- NGC 132 250.0 million light-years
- NGC 1219 287.4 million light-years
- NGC 1016 310.2 million light-years
- NGC 1021 269.0 million light-years
- NGC 1020 330.0 million light-years
- NGC 1009 271.4 million light-years
- IC 241 323.6 million light-years
- IC 123 427.7 million light-years
- IC 40 252.2 million light-years
- IC 246 309.8 million light-years
- IC 121 424.1 million light-years
- IC 17 201.1 million light-years
- NGC 1254 533.1 million light-years
- IC 277 132.7 million light-years
- IC 273 148.5 million light-years
- IC 1843 316.5 million light-years
- NGC 1137 141.7 million light-years
- IC 1834 651.5 million light-years
- IC 1882 332.6 million light-years
- IC 1844 317.4 million light-years
- NGC 1153 145.7 million light-years
- NGC 1085 316.3 million light-years
- NGC 851 144.9 million light-years
- IC 315 425.6 million light-years
- IC 1819 297.9 million light-years
- NGC 1218 400.2 million light-years
- NGC 1101 330.5 million light-years
- NGC 1095 298.5 million light-years
- IC 302 275.1 million light-years
- NGC 1070 190.5 million light-years
- IC 214 NED01 422.2 million light-years
- IC 1869 342.4 million light-years
- NGC 864 72.8 million light-years
- NGC 1128 NED02 309.4 million light-years
- NGC 831 335.3 million light-years
- NGC 825 158.3 million light-years
- IC 208 164.2 million light-years
- NGC 1026 194.7 million light-years
- NGC 997 NED02 302.8 million light-years
- NGC 998 305.1 million light-years
- NGC 840 338.7 million light-years
- NGC 827 161.1 million light-years
- NGC 1107 159.5 million light-years
- NGC 1046 281.6 million light-years
- NGC 1044 NED01 290.6 million light-years
- IC 1863 356.5 million light-years
- IC 1865 372.6 million light-years
- IC 1825 238.8 million light-years
- IC 202 425.0 million light-years
- IC 1867 359.4 million light-years
- IC 1849 375.3 million light-years
- NGC 975 282.9 million light-years
- IC 1873 426.5 million light-years
Its other stars
- 6 Cet
- 46 Cet
- 56 Cet
- HIP 7999
- 3 Cet
- HD 19994
- 48 Cet
- HIP 1158
- 37 Cet
- HIP 2381
- φ² Cet
- 13 Cet
- Gl 31.3
- GJ 9083
- HIP 983
- 69 Cet
- φ³ Cet
- 75 Cet
- HIP 8230
- 25 Cet
- 50 Cet
- 39 Cet
- 60 Cet
- 70 Cet
- 57 Cet
- HIP 9372
- HIP 11029
- HIP 4104
- HIP 3607
- 47 Cet
- 67 Cet
- 80 Cet
- HIP 14915
- Gl 25A
- HIP 3741
- 28 Cet
- HIP 7679
- HIP 3849
- HIP 10723
- Gl 105.4B
- HIP 1728
- HIP 9622
- φ⁴ Cet
- 49 Cet
- 93 Cet
- 95 Cet
- 64 Cet
- 66 Cet
- 81 Cet
- HIP 3717
- 38 Cet
- κ² Cet
- 30 Cet
- 12 Cet
- 84 Cet
- 77 Cet
- HIP 7276
- HIP 7916
- HIP 1191
- HIP 343
- HIP 8778
- 268 G. Cet
- GJ 3175
- HIP 12148
- HIP 873
- HIP 10326
- 42 Cet
- HIP 9572
- HIP 4346
- HIP 11348
- HIP 11033
- HIP 11381
- HIP 3193
- HD 4732
- HIP 6564
- HIP 636
- 34 Cet
- 14 Cet
- 63 Cet
- 61 Cet
- 33 Cet
- HIP 13679
- HIP 12562
- HD 360
- HIP 10215
- HIP 11687
- HIP 3436
- HIP 8998
- HIP 12862
- HIP 14315
- HIP 2852
- 26 Cet
- HIP 9999
- HIP 12584
- 27 Cet
- HIP 11603
- HIP 696
- HIP 5170
- HIP 6822
- Gl 27.2
- HIP 2337
- HIP 3552
- 18 Cet
- 21 Cet
- HIP 13756
- 10 Cet
- HIP 6272
- HIP 6589
- HIP 6605
- HIP 11671
- HIP 12022
- HIP 560
- HIP 11907
- HIP 602
- HIP 8094
- HIP 6432
- 44 Cet
- HIP 12318
- HIP 11108
- HIP 2086
- HIP 7580
- HIP 14104
- HIP 238
- HIP 6283
- HIP 12447
- HIP 3858
- HIP 14607
- 1 Cet
- HIP 9827
- Gl 106.1B
- HIP 118029
- 71 Cet
- HIP 6427
- HIP 5259
- 9 Cet
- HIP 9862
- 32 Cet
- HIP 12272
- Gl 23B
- Gl 25B
- HIP 7363
- HIP 6717
- HIP 8664
- HD 11964
- HIP 1821
- HIP 6789
- HIP 7597
- HIP 9655
- HIP 10396
- HIP 2237
- HIP 4164
- HIP 5315
- HIP 7362
- HIP 8688
- HIP 2846
- HIP 8143
- HIP 11427
- HIP 11474
- HIP 118081
- HIP 253
- HIP 1402
- HIP 9237
- HD 1461
- HIP 3576
- HIP 4801
- Mira
- HIP 12720
- HIP 3175
- HIP 10273
- HIP 1331
- 43 Cet
- HIP 6687
- HIP 10854
- GJ 9008
- GJ 9061B
- HD 16141
- GJ 9073A
- Gl 59A
- Gl 36
- HD 11505
- HD 7449
- HD 11506
- Gl 87.1B
- GJ 3133
- GJ 9112
- Gl 57.1A
- Gl 54.2B
- Gl 91.2A
- GJ 9082
- Gl 56.3A
- Gl 31.4
- HD 4917
- HD 5319
- GJ 9087
- HD 1666
- Axólotl
- HIP 8923
- GJ 1048
- HD 9174
- HD 6718
- Gl 138.1A
- Gl 98A
- GJ 9003
- Gl 100A
- Gl 79
- GJ 3163
- Gl 40A
- GJ 3155
- Gl 123
- Gl 91.2B
- HD 1690
- HD 2638
- Gl 44
- Gl 98B
- TOI-2443
- TOI-261
- Felixvarela
- Gl 56
- HD 15906
- BD-210397
- TOI-260
- WASP-136
- Gl 87
- HIP 4845
- HIP 8152
- HIP 5158
- Gl 106.1C
- Gl 84
- Gl 57.1B
- WASP-77 A
- Gl 50
- GJ 9073B
- Mpingo
- Gl 56.3B
- Gl 31.2A
- WASP-20
- GJ 1293
- GJ 3138
- TOI-2431
- GJ 3211
- GJ 3025
- Gl 88
- GJ 3098
- Gl 81.1B
- GJ 3131
- K2-209
- WASP-26
- Gl 100B
- GJ 1005A
- Gl 128B
- TOI-2411
- TOI-2420
- GJ 3103
- TIC 4672985
- WASP-156
- Gl 105B
- GJ 2003
- K2-210
- TOI-4640
- Gl 56.1
- GJ 3139
- Gl 78
- WASP-138
- GJ 3205
- GJ 1051
- GJ 3107
- YZ Cet
- WASP-158
- GJ 1012
- GJ 1032
- K2-203
- K2-205
- NGTS-11
- GJ 3024
- WASP-116
- Gl 94
- Gl 65A
- K2-208
- TOI-5289
- WASP-53
- TOI-4363
- Gl 65B
- WASP-147
- GJ 1013
- Gl 59B
- Gl 100.1
- Gl 64
- Gl 100C
- TIC 423703298
- GJ 4378A
- GJ 4379B
- GJ 3113
- K2-204
- GJ 3145
- TOI-5532
- GJ 3159
- K2-206
- Gl 57.1C
- WASP-44
- K2-211
- K2-207
- GJ 3184
- GJ 3026
- GJ 3111
- GJ 1025
- GJ 3142
- TOI-277
- K2-148
- GJ 1002
- CD Cet
- GJ 3132
- GJ 3093A
- GJ 3079
- GJ 3127
- GJ 1033
- LHS 1140
- 2MASS J01225093-2439505
- GJ 3174
- GJ 3056
- G 268-110
- GJ 2021
- GJ 2010
- GJ 2012
- GJ 3119
- GJ 3153
- GJ 1058
- GJ 1055
- GJ 3094B
- GJ 3173
- Gl 138.1B
- GJ 3172
- GJ 3064
- TOI-2445
- GJ 3162
- GJ 3016
- GJ 3171
- K2-384
- Gl 31.2B
- TOI-2406
- Gl 40B
- GJ 3037
- GJ 3158
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- SIPS J0050-1538
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- SDSS J020551.36-075925.0
- SIMP J02110979-1427349
- SDSSp J023617.93+004855.0
- SDSSp J030321.24-000938.2
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- SDSS J002611.45-094341.1
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- SDSS J010859.24-104546.3
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- 2MASS J00521232+0012172
- SDSS J031740.38+061303.8
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- 2MASSI J0104075-005328
- SDSS J022754.95+002619.9
- SIMP J03070255+0852139
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- SDSS J014658.14+002132.7
- PSO J039.6352-21.7746
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- SDSS J011014.30+010619.1
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- IfA 0230-Z1
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- ULAS J022603.18+070231.4
- ULAS J013117.53-003128.6
- ULAS J022200.43-002410.5
- WISEU J001908.31-094323.3
- WISEA J000458.47-133655.1
- WISEPA J022623.98-021142.8
- ULAS J023144.49+063602.2
- ULAS J032122.98+005105.2
- CWISE J002727.44-012101.7
- CFBDS J022638.96-072831.8
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