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name: Menkar (α Cet)
constellation: Cet
created_by: 8mag
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-01-23 18:15:57.515936
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an orange giant with an apparent brightness of 2.53mag is 250 light-years away. Nearly 16 arc minutes away to the north lies the star 93 Ceti (5.6mag), visible to the naked eye as an optical guide.