Diphda

Cetus · Cet · β Cet · HR 188 · HIP 3419 · magnitude 2.04

Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its ind-A name al-difdi' al-thani, "the Second Frog" (a PsA was the ind-Arabs' "First Frog," al-difdi' al-awwal).

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 188

HIP

3419

Bayer ID

β Cet

Visual magnitude

2.04

Right ascension (J2000)

10.8974°

Declination (J2000)

-17.9866°

IAU adoption

2016/08/21

Name origin

Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its ind-A name al-difdi' al-thani, "the Second Frog" (a PsA was the ind-Arabs' "First Frog," al-difdi' al-awwal).

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