Mira

Prototype long-period variable in Cetus, fading and brightening over months. At peak it can outshine nearby naked-eye stars, then nearly vanish.

Gaia has no usable parallax for this star (common for bright multiples). Distance uses the Hipparcos parallax instead.

ID: HIP 10826
Distance: 91.66 pc · 299.0 ly
Parallax: 10.91 mas (Hipparcos)
Magnitude (G): 4.99
Color (BP-RP): -
Radius: unknown
RA · Dec: 34.84° · -2.98°