Mira (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Mira is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:36 (EDT) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:11.
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Name
Mira
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h19m20s [2] |
| Declination: | −02°58'39" [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.54 (V) [2] 7.93 (BT) [2] 6.65 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 91.7 parsec 298.8 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 237.5 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 177.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.73 |
Sources