Baten Kaitos

Baten Kaitos, Zeta Ceti (ζ Cet), is a double star located in the constellation Cetus. It marks the belly of Cetus, the mythical sea monster killed by Perseus. With an apparent magnitude of 3.742, it […]

Menkar, Alpha Ceti (α Cet), is a red giant star located in the constellation Cetus, the Whale. It is one of the stars that outline the head of Cetus. With an apparent magnitude of 2.53, […]

Diphda, Beta Ceti (β Cet), is a giant star located in the constellation Cetus. With an apparent magnitude of 2.02, it is the brightest star in Cetus. It lies at an approximate distance of 96.3 […]

Denebola, Beta Leonis (β Leo), is a white main sequence star located in the constellation Leo. With an apparent magnitude of 2.113, it is the third (individually the second) brightest star in Leo, after Regulus […]

Algol, Beta Persei (β Per) is a triple star system located in the constellation Perseus. Commonly known as the Demon Star, it is one of the best-known variable stars in the sky and a prototype […]

Almach, Gamma Andromedae (γ And), is a quadruple star system located in the constellation Andromeda. With an apparent magnitude of 2.27, it is the third brightest point of light in Andromeda. It is only slightly […]

Alpheratz, Alpha Andromedae (α And), is a spectroscopic binary star located in the constellation Andromeda. It marks Andromeda’s head. With a combined apparent magnitude of 2.06, it is one of the two brightest stars in […]

Markab, Alpha Pegasi (α Peg), is a giant or subgiant star located in the constellation Pegasus. Even though it has the designation Alpha, it is only the third brightest star in the constellation, after Enif […]

Scheat, Beta Pegasi (β Peg) is a red giant star located in the constellation Pegasus. With an apparent magnitude of 2.42, it is the second brightest star in Pegasus, after the orange supergiant Enif. Scheat […]

Algenib, Gamma Pegasi (γ Peg), is a blue-white subgiant star located in the constellation Pegasus. With an average apparent magnitude of 2.84, it is the fourth brightest star in Pegasus, after Enif, Scheat and Markab. […]