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SYMBIOTIC STAR [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Stars (Astronomy)
CONT

A symbiotic star is taken to be a small, hot blue star surrounded by an extensive variable envelope.

CONT

Stars whose spectra show this extraordinary combination of low- and high- temperature features are called symbiotic stars.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étoiles (Astronomie)
DEF

Étoile dont le spectre présente une combinaison anormale des caractères d'étoiles chaudes et froides. Il s'agirait d'une binaire spectroscopique formée de deux étoiles en interaction (échange de masse et atmosphère commune).

DEF

[...] étoiles doubles dont les deux composantes, sont instables. L'une [...] est une géante rouge semi-régulière [...] l'autre est une étoile très chaude, très petite et souvent éruptive.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estrellas (Astronomía)
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