asymptotic giant branch stars
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:star
stellar evolutionary phase |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
AGB stars
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| gptkbp:canBe |
carbon stars
oxygen-rich stars |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
strong stellar winds
high luminosity hydrogen shell burning cool surface temperature helium shell burning large radius mass loss |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
chemical enrichment of galaxies
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
astrophysicists
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| gptkbp:evolutionaryStage |
low-mass stars
intermediate-mass stars |
| gptkbp:example |
gptkb:R_Hydrae
gptkb:R_Leonis Mira (omicron Ceti) |
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
20th century
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
red giant branch phase
|
| gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Milky_Way
other galaxies |
| gptkbp:hasConcept |
degenerate carbon-oxygen core
|
| gptkbp:heldBy |
pulsations
circumstellar dust shells |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
asymptotic giant branch stars
|
| gptkbp:importantFor |
stellar evolution theory
|
| gptkbp:lifespan |
few million years
|
| gptkbp:nucleosynthesis |
s-process elements
|
| gptkbp:observedBy |
optical telescopes
infrared telescopes |
| gptkbp:outerLayers |
expelled as planetary nebula
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
planetary nebula phase
|
| gptkbp:product |
white dwarf
|
| gptkbp:range |
0.6 to 10 solar masses
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
astronomer
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:triple-alpha_process
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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