host star

collocation in English

meaningsofhostandstar

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host
noun
uk
/həʊst/us
/hoʊst/
someone who ...
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star
noun
uk
/stɑːr/us
/stɑːr/
a very large ball of burning gas in space that is usually seen from the earth as a point of light in the sky ...
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(Definition ofhostandstarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We show that close-in extrasolar planets in the habitable zone of low-mass stars are synchronously rotating with theirhoststarbecause of the tidal interaction.
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This does not mean thehoststarbecomes a supernova, rather that a nearby star suffers this fate and produces radiation that is hazardous to life.
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It revolves around thehoststarin a somewhat elongated orbit.
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So in general, it is very difficult to detect and resolve them directly from theirhoststar.
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This allows direct measurements of the planets' periods and relative diameters (compared to thehoststar) by monitoring each planet's transit of the star.
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By studying the fluctuations of the brightness of ahoststar, the inclination of the planet was determined.
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The planet has been observed to transit itshoststar.
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Kepler-14b takes approximately 6.79 days to orbit itshoststar.
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The former is quite prominent; the latter has only two planets and has ahoststarfarther away at 21.5 parsecs.
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The innermost planet was detected to have nearly polar orbit compared to the equator of thehoststar, indicating a misaligned system.
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Most cities have amateur astronomy clubs that meet on a regular basis and oftenhoststarparties.
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The architecture of the system is unique with 6 low mass, low density planets all packed in tight orbits around theirhoststar.
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It makes it possible to confirm a planet even when only a single candidate transit event for thehoststarhas been detected.
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The strong activity of thehoststar, which perturbates radial velocity measurements, made the mass determination troublesome.
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It has been found to transit itshoststar.
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In addition to this, it orbits relatively close to thehoststarand suffers high temperature.
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This second planet exerted a gravitational force on the first planet, orbiting itshoststarin just 34 days.
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It orbits itshoststarevery 3.5 days.
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On the other hand, without the glare of thehoststar, the planet itself can be observed more easily once found.
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Eclipsing timing method allows the detection of planets further away fromhoststarthan transit method.
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