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stellar astronomy > stellar type > variable star > beta Canis Majoris star

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beta Canis Majoris star  

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  • Beta Cephei variables, also known as Beta Canis Majoris stars, are variable stars that exhibit small rapid variations in their brightness due to pulsations of the stars' surfaces, thought due to the unusual properties of iron at temperatures of 200,000 K in their interiors. These stars are usually hot blue-white stars of spectral class B and should not be confused with Cepheid variables, which are named after Delta Cephei and are luminous supergiant stars. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Cephei_variable)

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  • beta Cephei star
  • beta CMa star
  • β Canis Majoris star
  • β CMa star

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