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RRc star comparison table

Subject	has amplitude	is a kind of	has definition
Bailey type		RR Lyrae star	A classification of RR Lyrae stars according to the shape and amplitude of their light variation
RRc star	smaller than RRa star	Bailey type	RR Lyr star characterised by equally long rise and fall time. This type has the smallest amplitude

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