Concept information
Preferred term
ZZ Ceti star
Definition(s)
- A member of a class of non-radially pulsating stars that change their brightnesses with periods from 30 seconds to 25 minutes and amplitudes from 0.001 to 0.2 mag in V. Their location on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram identifies them as white dwarf stars that have entered the instability strip as they evolve along the white dwarf track. (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=zz+ceti+star&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)
Broader concept(s)
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-WZ1M5F91-8
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