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RV Tauri stars

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: RV Tauri stars
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(astronomy) A class of stars; they are long-period pulsating variable types with periods from about 50 to 150 days; otherwise they are like the shorter-period W Virginis stars; they are found in both the Milky Way Galaxy and the globular clusters.


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