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    Epsilon Cephei, Latinized from ε Cephei, is a star in the northern constellation of Cepheus. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 38.17 mas as seen...
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  • Beta Cephei variables, also known as Beta Canis Majoris stars, are variable stars that exhibit small rapid variations in their brightness due to pulsations...
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    A (Alpha Scorpii A). Examples of eclipsing binaries are Epsilon Aurigae (Almaaz), VV Cephei, and V766 Centauri (HR 5171). Angular diameter measurements...
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    Beta CepheiCephei, abbreviated Beta Cep, β Cep) is a triple star system of the third magnitude in the constellation of Cepheus. Based on parallax measurements...
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    Epsilon Indi, Latinized from ε Indi, is a star system located at a distance of approximately 12 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of...
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    Epsilon Centauri (ε Cen, ε Centauri) is a star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is one of the brightest stars in the constellation with...
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  • consisting of Pi1 Cygni, Alpha Lacertae, 4 Lacertae, Pi2 Cygni, HD 206267, Epsilon Cephei, Beta Lacertae, Sigma Cassiopeiae, Rho Cassiopeiae, Tau Cassiopeiae...
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    its partner. The secondary, Epsilon Lupi a, shows regular variation in luminosity of the type that occurs with Beta Cephei variables, at a periodicity...
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  • Majoris Star 2.46 Alpha Cephei Star Suspected variable star 2.473 Kappa Velorum Binary star system 2.48 Alpha Pegasi Star 2.480 Epsilon Cygni Binary star system...
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  • Zhao; et al. (2009). "Imaging And Modeling Rapidly Rotating Stars: Alpha Cephei And Alpha Ophiuchi". The Astrophysical Journal. 701 (1): 209–224. arXiv:0906...
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    Beta Cephei variable star with a primary pulsation period of 0.1603 days, or 6.24 cycles per day. It may have multiple pulsation frequencies. Epsilon Persei...
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    constellation are stars of great distance and high luminosity. At magnitude 1.5, Epsilon Canis Majoris (Adhara) is the second-brightest star of the constellation...
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    B2Ia Omicron² Canis Majoris, B-type supergiant, spectral type B3Ia Lambda Cephei, B-type supergiant, specteal type O6.5I(n)fp Mu Sagittarii, B-type supergiant...
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    for nonradial pulsations in the Delta Scuti stars Delta Delphini and Epsilon Cephei", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 269 (1–2): 195–200, Bibcode:1993A&A.....
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    2.37 and 2.45, the brightest star in Pegasus is the orange supergiant Epsilon Pegasi, also known as Enif, which marks the horse's muzzle. Alpha (Markab)...
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    Epsilon Doradus, Latinzied from ε Doradus, is a solitary star located in the southern constellation of Dorado. It is visible to the naked eye with an...
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  • Space Telescope: A Parallax of the Fundamental Distance Calibrator delta Cephei". The Astronomical Journal. 124 (3): 1695–1705. arXiv:astro-ph/0206214....
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    examples: Antares A Betelgeuse VV Cephei A Mu Cephei (possibly a hypergiant) 119 Tauri Epsilon Pegasi Psi1 Aurigae Zeta Cephei 31 and 32 Cygni Lambda Velorum...
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    standards: B0V – Upsilon Orionis B0Ia – Alnilam B2Ia – Chi2 Orionis B2Ib – 9 Cephei B3V – Eta Ursae Majoris B3V – Eta Aurigae B3Ia – Omicron2 Canis Majoris...
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  • examples of stars in this mass range include Antares, Spica, Gamma Velorum, Mu Cephei, and members of the Quintuplet Cluster. Type Ia supernova progenitors are...
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  • variables, rapidly oscillating Ap stars (roAp) and ZZ Ceti variables. In Beta Cephei variables, stellar pulsations occur at a depth where the temperature reaches...
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    الذنب الدلفين الذَّنَبُ الدُّلْفِين Epsilon Delphini Alfirk al-Firqah the Flock of sheep الفرقة الفِرْقَة Beta Cephei Algebar (Rijl) ul-Jabbār (Foot of)...
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  • traditional star names, there were some coined in modern times, e.g. "Avior" for Epsilon Carinae (1930), and a number of stars named after people (mostly in the...
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    times as luminous and 8 times as massive as the Sun. The star is a Beta Cephei variable with about 4.7 times the Sun's diameter, and pulsates every 2.2 hours...
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    over 10th magnitude, with five known to be variable. A total of four β Cephei-type variables have been identified, one of the highest such totals for...
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    will become the "north star". In approximately 3,200 years, the star Gamma Cephei in the Cepheus constellation will succeed Polaris for this position. The...
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    59.5s +57° 41′ 45″ M3.0V 0.271 9.79 11.76 249.5 ±0.1 B flare star B (DO Cephei) M4.0V 0.176 11.41 13.38 DEN 1048-3956 13.1932 ±0.0027 Ant* 10h 48m 14.7s...
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    Delta (magnitude 3.0), Psi (4.3), and 48 Persei (4.0); the Beta Cephei variable Epsilon Persei (2.9); and the stars 29 (5.2), 30 (5.5), 31 (5.0), and 34...
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    M, Morel T, Ilyin I (April 2009). "New magnetic field measurements of β Cephei stars and slowly pulsating B stars". Astronomische Nachrichten. 330 (4):...
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    Maurice A. (1 March 2016). "X-ray, UV and optical analysis of supergiants: $\epsilon$ Ori". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 456 (3): 2907–2936...
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