CW Leonis
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CW Leonis or IRC +10216 is a variable carbon star that is embedded in a thick dust envelope. It was first discovered in 1969 by a group of astronomers led by Eric Becklin, based upon infrared observat
CW Leonis in ultraviolet showing the bowshock
CW Leonis glows from deep within a thick shroud of dust in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Mira variable
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Mira variables 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 visu
CW Leonis
…AGB Spectral type C9,5e Apparent magnitude (R) 10.96 Apparent magnitude (J) 7.34 Apparent magnitude (H) 4.04 Apparent magnitude (K) 1.19 Variable type Mira Astrometry Proper motion (μ) RA: 35±1 mas/yr Dec.: 12±1 mas/yr Parallax (π) 10.56±2.02 mas Distance approx. 310 ly (approx. 90 pc) Details Mass 0.7…
Mira, the prototype of the Mira variables