Concept information
Preferred term
Mira star
Definition(s)
- Mira variables (named for the prototype star Mira) are a class of pulsating stars characterized by very red colours, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude at visual wavelengths. They are red giants in the very late stages of stellar evolution, on the asymptotic giant branch (AGB), that will expel their outer envelopes as planetary nebulae and become white dwarfs within a few million years. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mira_variable)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Mira variable
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-XHXSHB8H-9
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