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Beta Ceti

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Also known as: Deneb Kaitos
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  • Cetus

    The brightest star, Deneb Kaitos (from the Arabic for “tail of the whale”), has a visual magnitude of 2.04. The most famous star in Cetus is Mira Ceti, or Omicron Ceti, the first known variable star. Mira Ceti changes its brightness from third to ninth magnitude over a…

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    The brightest star, Deneb Kaitos (from the Arabic for “tail of the whale”), has a visual magnitude of 2.04. The most famous star in Cetus is Mira Ceti, or Omicron Ceti, the first known variable star. Mira Ceti changes its brightness from third to ninth magnitude over a…

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