Horizontal branch

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf stellar evolutionary phase
gptkbp:characterizedBy core helium burning
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Walter_Baade
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1944
gptkbp:followedBy red giant branch
gptkbp:foundIn globular clusters
old stellar populations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Horizontal branch
gptkbp:includes gptkb:RR_Lyrae_variables
red clump stars
gptkbp:luminosity similar to red clump stars
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hertzsprung–Russell_diagram
gptkbp:precededBy asymptotic giant branch
gptkbp:range blue to red
gptkbp:temperature 5000–20,000 K
gptkbp:usedFor distance measurement in astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Red_clump_star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6