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SX Phoenicis
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SX Phoenicisis a part of Phoenix2001-09-27 09:30:39.0
has definition A dwarf Cepheid (spectral type A) with the shortest known period (1h19m).has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:39.0
is an instance of dwarf Cepheid2001-09-27 09:30:39.0
dwarf Cepheidhas period 1 to 3 hours2001-09-27 09:30:39.0
has spectral type A star to F star2001-09-27 09:30:39.0
has synonym delta Scuti star2001-09-27 09:30:39.0
has synonym ultrashort-period Cepheid2001-09-27 09:30:39.0
Cepheidhas prototype delta Cephei2001-09-27 09:30:38.0
starhas star surface temperature2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has V magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has B magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has U magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has proper motion2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has energy production which takes place primarily within the core2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has surface density which depends on luminosity class2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has surface temperature greater than 1000 Kelvin2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has apparent magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has absolute magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has age2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has catalog star catalog2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has material hydrogen, helium2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity2001-09-27 09:30:25.0
has mass greater than 0.08 the sun's mass2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
variablehas name designated with
  1. R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z and the genitive of the latin constellation name
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. V 335, V 336, etc., when the double letter designations are exhausted
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has observational problem some difficulty in distinguishing between various kinds2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
has observable variation time scale within a period of decadeshas URL: http://www.aavso.org, 2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
has light curve2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
has optical brightness variation 0.2 magnitudes or greater2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
has amplitude2001-09-27 09:30:34.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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