RR Lyrae stars

(¦är¦är ′lī·rē ′stärz)

(astronomy) Pulsating variable stars with a period of 0.05-1.2 days in the halo population of the Milky Way Galaxy; color is white, and they are mostly stars of spectral class A. Also known as cluster cepheids; cluster variables.

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