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Why was the star 'Mira' called That?

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As Mira is the brightest periodic variable that is not visible to the naked eye for part of its cycle, when Johannes Hevelius observed it, he named it "Mira" (meaning "wonderful" or "astonishing," in Latin) because it acted like no other known star.

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