X Crucis
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x-crucis-321-13924631
title:
X Crucis
text:
X Crucis is a classical Cepheid variable star in the southern constellation of Crux. X Crucis is a pulsating variable star with am extremely regular amplitude and period. Its apparent magnitude varies from 8.1 to 8.7 every 6.22 days. This type of variable is known as a Cepheid after δ Cephei, the first example to be discovered. X Crucis is a population I star and so is a classical or type I Cepheid variable, to be distinguished from older low-mass stars called type II Cepheid variables. Classica
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description:
Variable star in the constellation Crux
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Crucis
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date modified:
2023-05-14T12:46:56Z
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13
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15