Mira

Summary

Mira is a binary star^[1]. Mira ranks in the top 2% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (307 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mira is credited with the discovery of David Fabricius^[3].
• Mira's image is recorded as Mira 1997.jpg^[4].
• Mira's instance of is recorded as binary star^[5].
• Mira's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[6].
• Mira's instance of is recorded as emission-line star^[7].
• Mira's instance of is recorded as sub-millimetric source^[8].
• Mira's instance of is recorded as astrophysical maser^[9].
• Mira's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[10].
• Mira's instance of is recorded as symbiotic binary^[11].
• Mira's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[12].
• Mira's spectral class is recorded as M5-9IIIe+DA^[13].
• Mira's Commons category is recorded as Mira^[14].
• Mira's has part is recorded as Mira A^[15].
• Mira's has part is recorded as Mira B^[16].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04693-01144^[17].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as HD 14386^[18].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as HIP 10826^[19].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as HR 681^[20].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02168-0312^[21].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as SAO 129825^[22].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 0214-03^[23].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as ADS 1778 AP^[24].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J02192081-0258393^[25].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as ASAS J021920-0258.6^[26].
• Mira's catalog code is recorded as BD-03 353^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star^[5], high proper-motion star^[6], emission-line star^[7], sub-millimetric source^[8], astrophysical maser^[9], and infrared source^[10].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 04693-01144^[17], HD 14386^[18], HIP 10826^[19], HR 681^[20], IRAS 02168-0312^[21], and SAO 129825^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mira include Mira variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29] and Miraheze^[30], a wiki hosting service^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 2015^[33].

Why It Matters

Mira ranks in the top 2% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (307 views/month).^[2] Mira has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Mira is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Mira include Mira variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29] and Miraheze^[30], a wiki hosting service^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 2015^[33].