Mira Ceti

/ (ˈmaɪrə ˈsiːtaɪ) /

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a binary star one component of which, a red supergiant, is a long-period variable with an average period of 332 days

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How to use Mira Ceti in a sentence

Again, if a ring be influenced by perturbation the period will be variable, like that of Mira Ceti.
Meteoric astronomy:|Daniel Kirkwood
The variable star Mira Ceti was observed, and a long series of lunar observations begun.
Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works|Edward Singleton Holden
The example of Mira Ceti and of other known variables makes this at least doubtful.
Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works|Edward Singleton Holden
From the curious phenomena now spoken of, it has been called Mira Ceti.
The Plurality of Worlds|William Whewell

A remarkably bright maximum of the famous variable Mira Ceti occurred in 1906.
Astronomical Curiosities|J. Ellard Gore