It is classified as a Mira type variable star and its brightness varies between magnitude +4.5 and +10.0 with a period of 149.49 days. It has one of the earliest spectral types, and hence the hottest temperatures, of any Mira variable, and has a relatively short period for the class.
It is categorized as a Mira type variable star, and its brightness fluctuates between magnitude +4.5 and +10.0 over a 149.49-day cycle. It possesses one of the earliest spectral types, indicating the highest temperatures, among all Mira variables, and has an unusually short period for its class.