Right Ascension | 12 : 38 : 29.9 (h:m:s) |
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Declination | +06 : 59 : 18 (deg:m:s) |
Distance | (ly) |
Visual brightness | 6.0 .. 12.1 (mag) |
Period | 145.64 (days) |
Spectra type | M4.5IIIe |
Variability discovered by Harding in 1809.
This Mira variable has a comparatively short period of about 146 days. Recent and upcoming maxima were and are expected for January, June and October 2008 as well as March and August 2009, January 2010, as well as May 18 and October 11, 2012; March 5, July 29, and December 22, 2013; May 16 and October 9, 2014, and July 24 and December 17, 2017; May 12 and October 4, 2018; February 27, July 22 and December 15, 2019; May 9 and October 1, 2020; as well as February 24, 2021.