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Cetus (Sea Monster, Jonah's Whale, Cet)
subject			fact

Cetus	is a part of celestial sphere
	has historical image
	has genitive Ceti
	has synonym Sea Monster
	has synonym Jonah's Whale
	has historical origin the sea monster slain by Perseus to save Andromeda. Also known as the biblically famous whale who swallowed Jonah.
	has acronym Cet
	is an instance of constellation
constellation	has boundary defined in equatorial coordinates
	is a part of celestial sphere
	has component asterism
	has purpose to divide the celestial sphere into small visually recognizable star classification regions
equatorial sky area	is defined using equatorial coordinates
quantity	has unit
number	has value