Cepheid variable

noun

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Definitions

1.nounA radially pulsating (expanding and contracting) variable star with a regular period and known relationship between period and intrinsic brightness.

Synonyms

hubble's variable cluster variable shell star pulsator period sidereal period hubble's star reference star cycler sidereal year rotational period synodic period

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