Known as the "Garnet Star" because of its deep red color - one of the most intensely colored stars ever recorded when viewed through a telescope.
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In addition to Herschel's "Garnet Star," it also contains variable stars that are prototypes of their classes.
Mu Cephei, Two of the largest known stars in the universe, is also known as Herschel's Garnet Star
Herschel, a crater on the Moon
Herschel, a large impact basin on Mars
The enormous crater Herschel on Saturn's moon Mimas ...
μ Cephei is known as "Herschel's Garnet Star" due to its deep red colour. It is a semiregular variable star that varies between magnitudes 3.4m and 5.1m over a period of 730 days. The star is around 11.8 AU in radius.
Garnet Star Mu Cephei
Gatria Gamma Trianguli Australis
Gianfar Lambda Draconis
Giedi Alpha Capricorni
Gienah Gurab Gamma Corvi
Giennah Epsilon Cygni
Girtab Kappa Scorpii
Gomeisa Beta Canis Minoris
Gorgonea Tertia Rho Persei
Graffias Beta Scorpii [1] ...
Mu Cephei is known as Herschel's Garnet Star. It is a red supergiant and one of the largest stars known to us. Only four more stars are larger than mu Cephei, and two of those are in the same constellation: VV Cephei A and V354 Cephei.
It was named "Garnet Star" by William Herschel, who admired its appearance. In larger telescopes, mu Cephei also shows an orange element. It is one of the brightest, largest stars observed in the Milky Way.
Mu Cephei is a brilliantly coloured star, a deep red which moved William Herschel to call it "The Garnet Star". The colour depends on the size of one's telescope; the larger scopes bring out an orange element.
Aderamin (α Cep), Alfirk (β Cep), Alrai (El Rai, γ Cep), Erakis (Garnet Star, μ Cep), Kurhah (ξ Cep).
Named stars in Cassiopeia ...
ALDERAMIN (Alpha Cep)
Alfirk (Beta Cep)
Alrai (Gamma Cep)
Herschel's "Garnet Star" (Mu Cep)
Alkurhah (Xi Cep)
Al Kalb al Rai (Rho 2 Cep) ...
central part (23:39:20.8+77:37:56.2, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Cepheus, the King and father of Andromeda -- southeast of Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minorus), northeast of Pi Cephei, Alfirk (Beta Cephei), Alderamin (Alpha Cephei), and the Garnet Star ...
 See also: Star, Sky, Giant, Mu Cephei, Light
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