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Iota Ceti (ι Cet ι Ceti) is a star in the constellation Cetus. It has the traditional name Deneb Kaitos Shemali. The name was from the Arabic word ذنب الشمالي – ðánab al-shamāliyy meaning the northern tail of the sea monster.In Chinese 天倉 (Tiān Cāng) meaning Square Celestial Granary refers to an asterism consisting of ι Ceti η Ceti θ Ceti ζ Ceti τ Ceti and 57 Ceti. Consequently ι Ceti itself is known as 天倉一 (Tiān Cāng yī English: the First Star of Square Celestial Granary.)