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V471 Tauri star

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: V471 Tauri star
(¦vē′för′sev·ən·tē′wən ′tör·ē ′stär)

(astronomy) A binary star, displaying irregular variability, in which one component is a main-sequence star and the other is either a white dwarf star or a star that is evolving toward the white dwarf state and is surrounded by a planetary nebula.


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