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stellar astronomy > stellar type > variable star > gamma Doradus star

Preferred term

gamma Doradus star  

Definition(s)

  • 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)

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Synonym(s)

  • γ Doradus star
  • γ Dor star

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-LBW2P8XK-D

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