variable star

collocation in English

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variable
adjective
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/us
/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/
likely to ...
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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 ofvariableandstarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Variablestarindicating success in everything.
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Before its outburst, it had been noted as avariablestarof magnitude 12.
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This categorization was brought into question during observations in 1994 and it is most likely not avariablestar.
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It is a suspectedvariablestarthat ranges in magnitude between 4.66 and 4.71.
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The brighter component is avariablestar, meaning its brightness fluctuates by a magnitude of 0.01 to 0.1.
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This is a suspectedvariablestarwith an apparent magnitude that may rise as high as 2.76.
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They are often cited as an indicator of a luminous bluevariablestar.
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This behavior is the classic indicator of a luminous bluevariablestar.
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It is classified as a semiregularvariablestarwith periods of 49.9 and 54.8 days, while varying in visual magnitude between 5.62 and 6.01.
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Mira variables are popular targets for amateur astronomers interested invariablestarobservations, because of their dramatic changes in brightness.
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It is a semi-regularvariablestarthat has its brightness change by 0.2 magnitudes over an ill-defined period.
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It is a suspectedvariablestarthat may vary in magnitude from 9.659.69.
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Distinctly reddish, it is a semiregularvariablestarwhose apparent magnitude varies between 0.2 and 1.2, the widest range of any first-magnitude star.
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It is also considered to be a semiregularvariablestar, as its minimum and maximum magnitude are themselves variable over a period of decades.
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It has since become avariablestarfluctuating between 2.0 and 1.6.
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It is classified as a semiregularvariablestarand its brightness varies by 0.10 magnitudes.
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Distinctly reddish-tinted, it is a semiregularvariablestarwhose apparent magnitude oscillates between 0.2 and 1.2, the widest range of any first magnitude star.
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It is a periodicallyvariablestarthat undergoes non-radial pulsations with a primary period of 1.1811 days and a secondary period of 0.1281 days.
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It rotates extremely rapidly, is severely oblate, and due to this is a small amplitudevariablestar.
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