eclipsing variable system

eclipsing variable system
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  • eclipsing variable — noun also eclipsing double star or eclipsing binary Etymology: eclipsing from present participle of eclipse (II) : a binary star in which the orbit plane lies near the line of sight so that one or both of the stars may eclipse the other as they… …   Useful english dictionary

  • eclipsing variable — Astron. a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system. Also called eclipsing binary. [1920 25; ECLIPSE + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • eclipsing variable star — noun a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system …  

  • Eclipsing Variable —    A Binary System where one star is brighter than the other. As one star eclipses the other, the brightness increases or decreases, as seen from the Earth. This change in brightness may take hours or years …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

  • variable star — Astron. a star that varies markedly in brightness from time to time. Also called variable. [1780 90] * * * Star whose observed brightness varies noticeably in intensity. Pulsating variables expand and contract in cycles, pulsating rhythmically in …   Universalium

  • Variable star — A star is classified as variable if its apparent brightness as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star s actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star s light that is blocked from… …   Wikipedia

  • Star system — This article is about stars in outer space. For the Hollywood star system, see Star system (film). For a system of planets around a star, see Planetary system. A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars which orbit each other,[1]… …   Wikipedia

  • Semiregular variable star — Semiregular variable stars are giants or supergiants of intermediate and late spectral type showing considerable periodicity in their light changes, accompanied or sometimes interrupted by various irregularities. Periods lie in the range from 20… …   Wikipedia

  • Orion variable — An Orion variable is a variable star which exhibits irregular and eruptive variations in its luminosity and is typically associated with diffuse nebulae. It is thought that these are young stars which will later become regular, non variable stars …   Wikipedia

  • Classical Cepheid variable — Classical Cepheids (also known as Population I Cepheids, Type I Cepheids, or Delta Cephei variables) are a type of Cepheid variable star. They are population I, variable stars that exhibit pulsation periods in the order of a few days to months,… …   Wikipedia

  • RS Canum Venaticorum variable — RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which result in variations in their observed luminosity. The period of variations is, in general, close to the rotational period… …   Wikipedia


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