Algol | has distance 25 pc | |
has synonym beta Per | |
has synonym Demon star | |
has definition The most famous eclipsing binary, Algol was probably the first variable star discovered. It lies in the constellation Perseus and consists of two stars that orbit each other every 2.87 days. When one star passes in front of the other, the light of the system dims. | |
has definition An eclipsing system of at least three components (B8 V, K0, Am). Period of components A and B is about 68.8 hours; period of components A, B, and C is about 1.9 years. Long term observations also indicate a massive, unseen fourth component with a period of about 190 years. Algol is also an erratic radio source of about 0.5 AU diameter. | |
is an instance of beta Persei star | |
is a part of Perseus | |
beta Persei star | has prototype Algol | |
eclipsing binary | has eclipse duration | |
periodic variable | has period | |
binary star | has number of stars 2 | |
has orbital period | |
variable | has name designated with - R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z and the genitive of the latin constellation name
- RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RY, or RZ and the genitive of the latin constellation name when the single letter designations are exhausted
- AA...AZ, BB...BZ, etc. (omitting J), which ends with QQ...QZ and the genitive of the latin constellation namewhen the RR...RZ designations are exhausted
- V 335, V 336, etc., when the double letter designations are exhausted
| |
has observational problem some difficulty in distinguishing between various kinds | |
has observable variation time scale within a period of decades | |
has light curve | |
has optical brightness variation 0.2 magnitudes or greater | |
has amplitude | |
star system | has abundance half the stars in the solar neighborhood are members of star systems | |
star | has star surface temperature | |
has spectral type | |
has V magnitude | |
has B magnitude | |
has U magnitude | |
has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth | |
has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit | |
has proper motion | |
has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core | |
has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion | |
has energy production which takes place primarily within the core | |
has surface density which depends on luminosity class | |
has surface temperature greater than 1000 Kelvin | |
has apparent magnitude | |
has absolute magnitude | |
has age | |
has catalog star catalog | |
has material hydrogen, helium | |
has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity | |
has mass greater than 0.08 the sun's mass | |
celestial body | has spectra | |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | |
has angular momentum | |
has momentum | |
has temperature | |
has volume | |
has extent | |