UX Orionis variable

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf variable star
gptkbp:ageRange young star
gptkbp:associatedWith circumstellar dust
gptkbp:brightnessVariationRange up to 2.5 magnitudes
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:General_Catalogue_of_Variable_Stars
gptkbp:category pre-main-sequence star
gptkbp:characterizedBy irregular brightness variations
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1980s
gptkbp:example BF Ori
CQ Tau
SV Cep
UX Orionis
gptkbp:foundIn star-forming regions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UX Orionis variable
gptkbp:lightCurveType irregular
gptkbp:namedAfter UX Orionis
gptkbp:observedBy optical telescopes
gptkbp:spectralType A-type star
B-type star
gptkbp:subclassOf Herbig Ae/Be star
gptkbp:variabilityCause obscuration by circumstellar dust clouds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AB_Aurigae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7