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RRab star comparison table |
Subject | has amplitude | is a kind of | has definition |
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Bailey type | RR Lyrae star | A classification of RR Lyrae stars according to the shape and amplitude of their light variation | |
RRab star | larger than RRc star | Bailey type | A sub-class of Bailey type RR Lyrae variables, having asymmetric light curves of large amplitude. |
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