- Stars with a name
- Mira
Mira
ο Ceti
Mira is a red star, in the constellation Cetus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1727.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, October, November, and December.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 6.47.
What it’s like
It gives off 19 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,800 degrees.
It is 299.0 light years away: 2828 trillion kilometres.