Type II Cepheid variable

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf variable star
gptkbp:age old
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Walter_Baade
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage post-horizontal branch
gptkbp:example gptkb:BL_Herculis
gptkb:RV_Tauri
gptkb:W_Virginis
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:galaxy
globular clusters
galactic bulge
gptkbp:hasPeriodRange 1 to 50 days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type II Cepheid variable
gptkbp:lightCurveShape asymmetric
gptkbp:luminosity less luminous than classical Cepheids
gptkbp:mass less than classical Cepheids
gptkbp:metallicity low
gptkbp:namedAfter Cepheus (constellation)
gptkbp:periodLuminosityRelation distinct from classical Cepheids
gptkbp:population gptkb:Population_II
gptkbp:spectralType F to K
gptkbp:subclassOf variable star
pulsating variable star
gptkbp:subspecies variable star
RV Tauri variable
W Virginis variable
gptkbp:usedFor distance measurement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:variable_star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6