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Preferred term
S Doradus star
Definition(s)
- A type of massive, blue supergiant, variable star, also known as a Hubble-Sandage variable or a Luminous Blue Variable (LBV). S Doradus stars are the most luminous stars in the Galaxy and are easily identified in other nearby galaxies. They are named after the prototype, S Doradus, in the Large Magellanic Cloud. (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=s+doradus&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-D58LMKCF-J
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