Deneb Kaitos

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Deneb Kai·tos | \ -ˈkī-ˌtäs

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: an orange giant star of the second magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Cetus Deneb Kaitos, the “tail of the whale,” swims through the southern sky. The moderately bright orange star forms the tail of Cetus, the whale. Around 10 p.m., it appears about halfway between the southern horizon and the point directly overhead. — Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune, 5 Nov. 2009

— called also Beta Ceti

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