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Proper Name	Deneb Kaitos Shemali
Bayer Designation	Iota Ceti
Flamsteed Number	8 Ceti
HR (BSC)	74
HD	1522
Constellation	Cetus
Right Ascension	0h 19m 26s
Declination	-8° 49' 26"
Distance	275 light years 84 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.5 Absolute: -1.1
Spectral Class	K1II Orange Bright Giant
Optimum Visibility	October
Notes	An immense orange star with more than two hundred times the luminosity of the Sun, Deneb Kaitos Shemali represents the northern fluke of the Whale's tail. It is not to be confused with brighter Deneb Kaitos (or Diphda) also part of the tail to the southeast.

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