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U Geminorum comparison table |
Subject | is part of | is an instance of | is a kind of | has image | has definition |
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U Geminorum star | dwarf nova | A type of dwarf nova. All U Geminorum stars are binaries containing a white dwarf and a red dwarf with total masses of roughly 1-2 Msun and with periods of less than 12 hours (period of U Gem, 1.5 × 104 seconds). About 150 are known. | |||
U Geminorum | Milky Way | U Geminorum star |
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