Upsilon Ceti
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 2h 00m 0.31s |
| Declination | -21° 4' 40" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.99 |
| Distance | 301 ly (92.33 pc) |
| Spectral type | K5/M0III |
| Other designations | |
Upsilon Ceti (υ Ceti, υ Cet) is a Class K5, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Cetus. Upsilon Ceti is a red-orange giant star located about 300 light-years from Earth.
This star with η Cet (Deneb Algenubi), θ Cet (Thanih al Naamat), τ Cet (Durre Menthor) and ζ Cet (Baten Kaitos), were Al Naʽāmāt (ألنعامة), the Hen Ostriches [1][2]
In Chinese, 鈇鑕 (Fū Zhì), meaning Sickle, refers to an asterism consisting of υ Ceti, 48 Ceti and 56 Ceti.[3] Consequently, υ Ceti itself is known as 鈇鑕四 (Fū Zhì sì, English: the Fourth Star of Sickle.)[4]
References
- "HD 12274 -- Star". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
- ↑ Star Name - R.H.Allen p. 160
- ↑ 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
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