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beat Cepheid comparison table |
Subject | is a kind of | has definition |
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dwarf Cepheid | Cepheid | A group of pulsating variable stars with small variations in amplitude. They lie in the lower part of the Cepheid instability strip. |
beat Cepheid | dwarf Cepheid | Dwarf Cepheid in which two or more almost identical periods exist which cause periodic amplitude fluctuations in their light curves. The "beat" period averages about 2 to 21/2 hours. |
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