Mu Cephei facts for kids
Mu Cephei compared to the Sun.
Mu Cephei, also known as Herschel's Garnet Star due to its red, garnet-like color, is a red hypergiant star in the Cepheus constellation. With a radius of 1,420 solar radii, or a diameter of 1,977,000,000 kilometers, it is one of the largest stars known. Mu Cephei is also the "prototype" of the semiregular variable star type.
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Mu Cephei compared to the Sun and the orbits of the inner planets.
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Images for kids
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1785 portrait of William Herschel
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Mu Cephei (circled) as can be seen in binoculars. The bright star on the right is Alpha Cephei (Alderamin).
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A visual band light curve for Mu Cephei, adapted from Brelstaff et al. (1997)
See also
In Spanish: Mu Cephei para niños
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