Theta Ceti
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 24m 1.409s[1] |
| Declination | −08° 11′ 0.56″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.60 |
| Distance | 115 ly (35.28 pc) |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| Other designations | |
Theta Ceti (θ Ceti, θ Cet) is a Class K0, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Cetus. Theta Ceti is an orange giant star located about 115 light-years from Earth.
Name
In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, this star was designated Thanih al Naamat (تاني ألنعامة - taanii al naʽāmāt), which was translated into Latin as Secunda Struthionum, meaning the second ostrich.[2] This star, along with η Cet (Deneb Algenubi), τ Cet (Thalath Al Naamat), ζ Cet (Baten Kaitos)and υ Cet, were Al Naʽāmāt (ألنعامة), the Hen Ostriches.[3][4]
In Chinese, 天倉 (Tiān Cāng), meaning Square Celestial Granary, refers to an asterism consisting of θ Ceti, ι Ceti, η Ceti, ζ Ceti, τ Ceti and 57 Ceti.[5] Consequently, θ Ceti itself is known as 天倉三 (Tiān Cāng sān, English: the Third Star of Square Celestial Granary.)[6]
References
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- ↑ η Cet as Aoul al Naamat or Prima Struthionum (the first ostrich), θ Cet as Thanih al Naamat or Secunda Struthionum (the second ostrich), τ Cet as Thalath al Naamat or Tertia Struthionum (the third ostrich), and ζ Cet as Rabah al Naamat or Quarta Struthionum (the fourth ostrich). υ Cet should be Khamis al Naamat or Quinta Struthionum (the fifth ostrich) consistently, but Al Achsasi Al Mouakket designated the title the fifth ostrich to γ Gam with uncleared consideration.
- ↑ (Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
- ↑ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 10 日
