Mira Ceti, also known as Omicron Ceti, is a red giant star with an effective temperature of approximately 3,000 to 3,500 Kelvin. This relatively low temperature contributes to its reddish appearance. As a variable star, its brightness can change significantly over time, but its surface temperature remains within this range.
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Beta Ceti, also known as Deneb Kaitos, is an orange giant star with a surface temperature estimated to be around 4,550 Kelvin.
Mira is a binary star system, consisting of a red giant Mira A of spectral class M7 (Red) and a smaller main sequence star, Mira B, which falls into the slightly hotter stellar classification of K (Orange). The two stars are thought to be separated by around 100AU.
The brightest star in the constellation Cetus is Menkar (Alpha Ceti). It is an orange giant star located approximately 220 light years away from Earth.
Barnard's Star and Mira are both well-known stars in astronomy. They are red dwarfs that belong to the Milky Way galaxy. However, Barnard's Star is a relatively nearby star, while Mira is a variable star known for its fluctuating brightness.
A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus (/ Ceti).
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Beta Ceti, also known as Deneb Kaitos, is an orange giant star with a surface temperature estimated to be around 4,550 Kelvin.
Alpha Ceti (Menkar, Menkab) is a star in the constellation of Cetus.It has a temperature of about 3,700K
Adding to what Hilmas Zonneveld posted, Cetus is another constellation where Alpha (Menkar) is not the brightest star. Menacer is mag 2.4. The brightest is Beta Ceti, Deneb Kaitos or Diphda. Several stars are known as Deneb or have that word in their names. Deneb means 'tail'.
'Ceti Alpha V' is the planet upon which Khan was marooned .
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Mira is a binary star system, consisting of a red giant Mira A of spectral class M7 (Red) and a smaller main sequence star, Mira B, which falls into the slightly hotter stellar classification of K (Orange). The two stars are thought to be separated by around 100AU.
The brightest star in the constellation Cetus is Menkar (Alpha Ceti). It is an orange giant star located approximately 220 light years away from Earth.
Barnard's Star and Mira are both well-known stars in astronomy. They are red dwarfs that belong to the Milky Way galaxy. However, Barnard's Star is a relatively nearby star, while Mira is a variable star known for its fluctuating brightness.
I've found one estimate of the absolute magnitude of Mira: 0.93. However, Mira is a variable star, so perhaps that's an average value. Also, the distance to Mira is not known precisely, so any value for absolute magnitude can only be approximate.
Menkar (Alpha Ceti) is the alpha star in Cetus.