Miram is a luminous orange giant in the northern part of Perseus, a distant star that a telescope shows with a faint companion beside it.
At a glance
| type | orange giant (class K) |
|---|---|
| distance from the Sun | 879 light-years (270 pc) |
| its light left it | 879 years ago |
| luminosity | 3,110 × the Sun |
| radius | 87.8 × the Sun |
| surface temperature | 4,600 K |
| constellation | Perseus (Hero) |
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About Miram
Miram is a class K giant, cooler than the Sun at its surface but so swollen that it outshines the Sun enormously. It is a star in a late stage of its life, and among the more luminous stars of Perseus.
A small telescope shows a faint bluish companion near it, a pleasing colour contrast. Miram lies in the northern part of Perseus, the side of the figure nearest Cassiopeia, not far from the Double Cluster in the sky.
What you see in the piece
In the piece Miram is an orange point far behind most of the bright stars of Perseus. Seen from space it is nowhere near the hero’s other stars.
Questions
How big is Miram?
Miram’s radius is 87.8 times the Sun’s, and it shines 3,110 times as brightly.