Concept information
Preferred term
gamma Doradus star
Definition
- Gamma Doradus variables are variable stars which display variations in luminosity due to non-radial pulsations of their surface. The stars are typically young, early F or late A type main sequence stars, and typical brightness fluctuations are 0.1 magnitudes with periods on the order of one day. This class of variable stars is relatively new, having been first characterized in the second half of the 1990s, and details on the underlying physical cause of the variations remains under investigation. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Doradus_variable)
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- γ Doradus star
- γ Dor star
In other languages
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French
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étoile de type γ Dor
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étoile de type γ Doradus
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-LBW2P8XK-D
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