Type II Cepheid

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:associated_with old stellar populations
gptkbp:average_temperature 4000 to 6000 K
gptkbp:color yellow to red
gptkbp:discovery Hubble Space Telescope observations
gptkbp:distance_modulus can be determined from period
gptkbp:example gptkb:RV_Tauri
gptkb:W_Virginis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type II Cepheid
gptkbp:is_found_in globular clusters
gptkbp:lighting due to pulsation
characteristic sawtooth shape
gptkbp:luminosity_range 1000 to 10000 L☉
gptkbp:mass 0.5 to 2.5 M☉
gptkbp:period_range 1 to 100 days
gptkbp:type pulsating star
gptkbp:used_in distance measurement in astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cepheid_variable
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6