20 relations: Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable, Apparent magnitude, Astronomical spectroscopy, Chemically peculiar star, Constellation, Effective temperature, Giant star, Latinisation of names, Light-year, Mercury-manganese star, Minute and second of arc, Photosphere, Sculptor (constellation), Solar luminosity, Solar mass, Solar radius, Star, Stellar classification, Stellar parallax, Sun.
Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable
An Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable (or α2 CVn variable) is a type of variable star.
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Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial object is a number that is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth.
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Astronomical spectroscopy
Astronomical spectroscopy is the study of astronomy using the techniques of spectroscopy to measure the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, including visible light and radio, which radiates from stars and other celestial objects.
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Chemically peculiar star
In astrophysics, chemically peculiar stars (CP stars) are stars with distinctly unusual metal abundances, at least in their surface layers.
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Constellation
A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices.
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Effective temperature
The effective temperature of a body such as a star or planet is the temperature of a black body that would emit the same total amount of electromagnetic radiation.
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Giant star
A giant star is a star with substantially larger radius and luminosity than a main-sequence (or dwarf) star of the same surface temperature.
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Latinisation of names
Latinisation or Latinization is the practice of rendering a non-Latin name (or word) in a Latin style.
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Light-year
The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.
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Mercury-manganese star
A mercury-manganese star is a type of chemically peculiar star with a prominent spectral line at 398.4 nm, due to absorption from ionized mercury.
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Minute and second of arc
A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc is a unit of angular measurement equal to of one degree.
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Photosphere
The photosphere is a star's outer shell from which light is radiated.
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Sculptor (constellation)
Sculptor is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky.
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Solar luminosity
The solar luminosity,, is a unit of radiant flux (power emitted in the form of photons) conventionally used by astronomers to measure the luminosity of stars, galaxies and other celestial objects in terms of the output of the Sun.
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Solar mass
The solar mass is a standard unit of mass in astronomy, equal to approximately.
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Solar radius
Solar radius is a unit of distance used to express the size of stars in astronomy.
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Star
A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.
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Stellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics.
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Stellar parallax
Stellar parallax is the apparent shift of position of any nearby star (or other object) against the background of distant objects.
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Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.
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