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Cetus · Cet · α Cet · HR 911 · HIP 14135 · magnitude 2.54

From the Arabic word al-minkhar, "the nostrils," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing λ Cet. Wrongly applied as a star name to α Cet (properly on the "jaw") in a Medieval Latin star table.

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 911

HIP

14135

Bayer ID

α Cet

Visual magnitude

2.54

Right ascension (J2000)

45.5699°

Declination (J2000)

4.08974°

IAU adoption

2016/06/30

Name origin

From the Arabic word al-minkhar, "the nostrils," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing λ Cet. Wrongly applied as a star name to α Cet (properly on the "jaw") in a Medieval Latin star table.

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