- It's unclear whether the OP even realizes Alpha Ceti is a red giant.
- Although designated'beta', it is actually brighter than the'alpha'star in the constellation ( Alpha Ceti ).
- :Doesn't the reference Peter gave settle it ? " MENKAR ( Alpha Ceti ) . . . The star has a variety of characteristics that rather set it apart.
- Its apparent magnitude has been recently recalibrated at 4.6767 yielding an absolute magnitude of-1.56, almost as bright as its neighbor Alpha Ceti at-1.62.
- Rather, I suspect the author was going for the first meaning I suggest, with the Alpha Ceti phrase chosen for atmospheric, rather than astronomic, effect . & mdash; Lomn 01 : 56, 18 December 2012 ( UTC)
- :At a guess, and without any familiarity with the work, I imagine the sentence should be read for meaning as " . . . supposed to be irregular ? " Light curves can be irregular in the case of variable stars, but Alpha Ceti is not one.
- Full sentence : " Or was the mentality of an average girl in her first year of high school supposed to be as irregular as the light curve of Alpha Ceti ? " from The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya .-- talk ) 23 : 55, 17 December 2012 ( UTC)
- Lambda, Mu, Xi, Nu, Gamma, and Alpha Ceti represented its head; Omicron, Zeta, and Chi Ceti represented its body; Eta Eri, Tau Cet, and Upsilon Cet marked its legs and feet; and Theta, Eta, and Beta Ceti delineated its tail.