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helium variable star | ||||
subject | fact |
helium variable star | has definition Bp star in which the strength of the helium lines varies periodically. At the extreme phases the objects appear as helium-rich, whereas at other phases He can be very weak or absent. | |
is a kind of Bp star | ||
B star | has color blue-white | |
has surface temperature 11000 to 28000 K | ||
has absorption line He I | ||
early star | has spectral type O, B, A, and early F | |
star | has star surface temperature | |
has V magnitude | ||
has B magnitude | ||
has U magnitude | ||
has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth | ||
has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit | ||
has proper motion | ||
has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core | ||
has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion | ||
has energy production which takes place primarily within the core | ||
has surface density which depends on luminosity class | ||
has apparent magnitude | ||
has absolute magnitude | ||
has age | ||
has catalog star catalog | ||
has material hydrogen, helium | ||
has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity | ||
has mass greater than 0.08 the sun's mass | ||
celestial body | has spectra | |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | |
has angular momentum | ||
has momentum | ||
has temperature | ||
has volume | ||
has extent |
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