Mira.
A binary star in the constellation Cetus, Omicron (ο) Ceti. The system contains a variable red giant and a white dwarf. Its brightness varies from a magnitude 2 at its brightest to a magnitude 10 at its dimmest.
Meaning & usage
A binary star in the constellation Cetus, Omicron (ο) Ceti. The system contains a variable red giant and a white dwarf. Its brightness varies from a magnitude 2 at its brightest to a magnitude 10 at its dimmest.
Where this word comes from
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1662, from Latin mīrus (“wonderful, surprising”).
Mirabai, a 16th-century Indian poetess.
A female given name from India.
Where this word comes from
* Borrowed from Hindi मीरा (mīrā), name of a 16th century Indian poetess, also affectionately called Mirabai. * As occasionally borne by anglophones in the West, the name may also be borrowed from Slavic, or be a short form of Miranda.
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