1959 A. Spitz & F. Gaynor 257 Mira-type stars, a group of more than 1300 stars having the same pattern of variability as Mira.
1964 R. H. Baker (ed. 8) xii. 394 Mira-type variables are variable in cycles of from 3 months to more than 2 years, and most commonly around 10 months.
1995 109 341/1 Three Mira-type stars, X Oph, ο Ceti, and R Aqr, have close companions.