- galactic variable star
- галактическая переменная звезда
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galactic variable star
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long-period variable star — ▪ astronomy any intrinsically variable star whose light fluctuations are fairly regular and require many months or several years to complete one cycle. They are, without exception, red giant and supergiant stars. Those in one fairly… … Universalium
star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… … Universalium
Star — For other uses, see Star (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
star cluster — Astron. a number of stars of common origin held together as a group by gravitational attraction. Cf. globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association. * * * ▪ astronomy Introduction either of two general types of stellar assemblages held… … Universalium
star — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sun, celestial body; pentagram, asterisk; prima donna, primo uomo, leading man or lady, chief performer; destiny; planet. See indication, drama, repute. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A luminous heavenly… … English dictionary for students
Star catalogue — An illustration of the Perseus constellation (after Perseus from Greek mythology) from the star catalogue published by the German astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690 A star catalogue, or star catalog, is an astronomical catalogue that lists… … 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
Cepheid variable — This article is about a class of pulsating stars. For the similarly named constellation, see Cepheus (constellation). Cepheids redirects here. For the fictional species, see Blind Alley . A Cepheid ( /ˈs … Wikipedia
Wolf–Rayet star — Hubble Space Telescope image of nebula M1 67 around Wolf–Rayet star WR 124 Wolf–Rayet stars (often referred to as WR stars) are evolved, massive stars (over 20 solar masses initially), which are losing mass rapidly by means of a very strong… … 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
RR Lyrae variable — RR Lyrae variables are periodic variable stars, commonly found in globular clusters, and often used as standard candles to measure galactic distances. This type of variable is named after the prototype, the variable star RR Lyrae in the… … Wikipedia
