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Iota Ceti (ι Cet, ι Ceti) is a star in the constellation Cetus. It has the traditional name Deneb Kaitos Shemali. The name was from the Arabic word ذنب الشمالي - ''ðánab al-shamāliyy'', meaning ''the northern tail of the sea monster''. In Chinese, (), meaning ''Square Celestial Granary'', refers to an asterism consisting of ι Ceti, η Ceti, θ Ceti, ζ Ceti, τ Ceti and 57 Ceti.〔 ''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.〕 Consequently, ι Ceti itself is known as (, (英語:the First Star of Square Celestial Granary).)〔 (香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 ), Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.〕 ==Structure== Iota Ceti belongs to spectral class K1.5III and has apparent magnitude +3.56. It is approximately 290 light years from Earth. * Coordinates (equinox J2000.0): * * Right ascension: 〔(Frosty Drew Observatory & Sky Theatre — Iota Ceti )〕 * * Declination: 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iota Ceti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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