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name: Menkar (α Cet)
constellation: Cet
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2023-11-05 15:16:49.087223
updated_by: editor.cs
updated_date: 2023-11-05 15:16:49.087228
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The orange field of apparent brightness 2.53mag is located 250 light-years away from us. At a distance of nearly 16', the star 93 Ceti (5.6mag) lies to the north, visible to the naked eye as an optical companion.