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The first star recognized to have a periodic brightness variation. Mira (officially designated Omicron Ceti, in the constellation Cetus, the Whale)...



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Mira and its companion. (a) Chandra image, taken in x-ray wavebands, of Mira (labeled A) and its companion (B). (b) Artist's conception of the Mira AB system. (M. Karovska, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; NASA)
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