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Mira - [Lat.,=marvelous], variable star in the constellation Cetus; Bayer designation Omicron Ceti; 1992 position R.A. 2h19.0m, Dec. −3°05&minut;.

 


Omicron Ceti, better known as Mira, "The Wonderful". This is the prototype of long period variables and one of the earliest variables ever discovered.

Mira (Omicron Ceti) is a well-known variable in the called . It was discovered in 1596 by David Fabricus, an amateur Dutch . Mira (meaning "wonderful") was named by Johannes Hevelius in 1662.

Mira (Omicron Ceti) is a well-known variable red giant star in the constellation called Cetus. It was discovered in 1596 by David Fabricus, an amateur Dutch astronomer. Mira (meaning "wonderful") was named by Johannes Hevelius in 1662.

In 1572, and again in 1604, supernovae appeared in the sky, and in 1596 David Fabricius discovered that the star Omicron Ceti disappeared periodically. This star was then named Mira ("Miraculous Star").

While there is a real constellation Antlia, this system's primary was noted in dialog to be Mira (also known as Omicron Ceti), which is quite distant from the Antlia stars named by astronomers on Earth.

Among the most dramatic and fascinating stars of the sky are the "long-period variables," the "LPVs," epitomized by the first one found, Mira (Omicron Ceti, in 1596), so much so that these ultra-variables are also called "Miras.

Its common name is omicron Ceti. Its discovery is credited to in 1596. Mira typically ranges from 9.3 to 3.4 over a 333 day period, but William Herschel observed it brighter than magnitude 1.0.

79 Ceti is located around 117 light-years from Sol, in the northeastern corner (2:35:19.9-3:33:38.2, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Cetus, the Whale or Sea Monster -- east of Mira (Omicron Ceti), south of Delta Ceti, ...

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Cetus is a constellation that straddles the celestial equator. Cetus means whale, and is abbreviated Cet. The first-known variable star Mira, is Omicron Ceti.

Double stars alpha Cet, gamma Cet
Variable stars omicron Cet
Nearby star tau Cet
Spiralgalaxy M 77 (Seyfert-Galaxy), NGC 247
Planetary nebula NGC 246
Meteor Showers: October Cetids, Eta Cetids, Omicron Cetids ...

Double stars alpha Cet, gamma Cet, epsilon Cet
Variable stars omicron Cet, T Cet
Nearby star tau Cet
Spiralgalaxy M 77 (Seyfert-Galaxy), NGC 1055, NGC 247
Planetary nebula NGC 246
Meteor Showers: October Cetids Eta Cetids Omicron Cetids ...

Mira Omicron Ceti
Mirach Beta Andromedae
Miram Eta Persei
Mirfak Alpha Persei
Mirzam Beta Canis Majoris
Misam Kappa Persei
Mizar Zeta Ursae Majoris
Mothallah Alpha Trianguli
Muliphein Gamma Centauri, Gamma Canis Majoris
Muphrid (or Mufrid) Eta Bootis ...

See also: Star, Mira, Variable star, Planet, Constellation