Cetus

[ see-tuhs, sey- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive Ce·ti [see, -tahy, sey, -tee].

the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.

Cetus

/ ˈsiːtəs /

a large constellation on the celestial equator near Pisces and Aquarius. It contains the variable star Mira Ceti

Origin of Cetus¹

From Latin; cet-

Origin of Cetus¹

Latin: whale

The 'frequentissimus cetus' before whom the oration was given included the imperial ambassadors and several bishops.

The celestial globe map has the author and date legend 149placed near the constellation “Cetus.”

He is said to have been swallowed by a Cetus, or large fish, from which he was after some time delivered.

De Thaun describes something very kraken-like, but he bestows upon it the title of Cetus.

One of the most remarkable of variable stars is called Mira ‘the wonderful,’ in the constellation Cetus.

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