It lies approximately 2.46 Million light-years from Earth.

It is an isolated galaxy of the Local Group, which also contains the Milky Way.

[3] All of the most readily observable stars in the galaxy are red giants.

[4] The Cetus Dwarf was discovered in 1999 by Alan B. Whiting, George Hau and Mike Irwin and was found to be a member of the Local Group.

[2][5] As of 2000, no known neutral hydrogen gas has been found that is related to the Cetus dwarf galaxy.