Statements (27)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
variable star
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gptkbp:amplitudeRange |
2.5 to 11 magnitudes in V
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gptkbp:cataloguedIn |
gptkb:General_Catalogue_of_Variable_Stars
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gptkbp:commonIn |
gptkb:Milky_Way
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:David_Fabricius
1596 |
gptkbp:endStage |
white dwarf
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gptkbp:enveloped |
extended, cool, and tenuous
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gptkbp:heliumShellFlashes |
yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mira variable
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gptkbp:importantFor |
stellar evolution studies
distance indicators |
gptkbp:lightCurveShape |
asymmetric
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gptkbp:luminosity |
thousands of times Sun
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gptkbp:metallicity |
varied
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Mira
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gptkbp:observedBy |
amateur astronomers
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gptkbp:periodRange |
80 to 1,000 days
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gptkbp:prototype |
Mira (Omicron Ceti)
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gptkbp:range |
0.6–5 solar masses
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gptkbp:spectralType |
M, S, or C
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gptkbp:temperature |
2,200–3,200 K
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gptkbp:typicalEvolutionaryStage |
asymptotic giant branch
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gptkbp:typicalMassLoss |
high
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gptkbp:variant |
pulsating
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Stars
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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