✨ Cetus

Cet · sea monster (later interpreted as a whale) · Southern sky

Cetus is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning sea monster (later interpreted as a whale); stars within it are named in the genitive form Ceti.

Facts about Cetus

Constellation	Cetus
IAU abbreviation	Cet
Genitive (Latin)	Ceti
Meaning	sea monster (later interpreted as a whale)
Brightest star	Diphda (apparent magnitude 2.02)
Area	1,231 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern
Messier objects here	1

Deep-sky objects in Cetus

M77 — Cetus A (Galaxy, mag 8.9)

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.