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Omicron Ceti (IRAS 02168-0312 , Mira A , Omicron Ceti) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Omicron Ceti

August 6, 1997 · ESA/Hubble · IRAS 02168-0312 , Mira A , Omicron Ceti

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This is a NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the cool red giant star Mira A (right), officially called Omicron Ceti in the constellation Cetus, and its nearby hot companion (left) taken on December 11, 1995 in visible light using the European Space Agency 's Faint Object Camera (FOC).