Am stars

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf type of chemically peculiar star
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs metallic-line stars
gptkbp:binaryFraction high
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalogue
gptkbp:causeOfPeculiarity atomic diffusion
slow rotation
gptkbp:commonIn spectroscopic binary systems
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Antonia_Maury
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1897
gptkbp:example gptkb:Sirius_A
gptkb:HD_72660
gptkb:HR_553
gptkbp:feature overabundance of heavy elements
strong metallic absorption lines
underabundance of calcium and scandium
weak calcium and/or scandium lines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Am stars
gptkbp:location gptkb:main_sequence
gptkbp:luminosity V
gptkbp:magneticFieldStrength weak or absent
gptkbp:quirk chemical stratification in atmosphere
gptkbp:rotationPeriod slow
gptkbp:spectralType A-type star
early F-type star
gptkbp:studiedIn stellar astrophysics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A-type_stars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7