Blue straggler

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:BSS
gptkbp:color Blue
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Allan_Sandage
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1953
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Globular_cluster
gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:hasHigherLuminosityThan Main sequence stars in same cluster
gptkbp:hasHigherMassThan Main sequence stars in same cluster
gptkbp:hasHigherTemperatureThan Main sequence stars in same cluster
gptkbp:hasUnusualEvolutionaryPath True
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blue straggler
gptkbp:isOlderThan Main sequence stars of similar mass
gptkbp:isYoungerThan Red giants in same cluster
gptkbp:locationInHRDiagram Above main sequence turnoff
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Milky_Way
Other galaxies
gptkbp:possibleFormationMechanism Mass transfer in binary system
Stellar collision
gptkbp:spectralType A-type
B-type
F-type
gptkbp:studiedIn Astrophysics
gptkbp:subjectOf Stellar evolution research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5