Y Carinae
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y-carinae-256-7974525
title:
Y Carinae
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Y Carinae is a Classical Cepheid variable, a type of variable star, in the constellation Carina. Its apparent magnitude varies from 7.53 to 8.48. The primary Cepheid pulsation period is 3.6 days, but it also pulsates with a secondary period of 2.56 days. It is known as a double-mode Cepheid, or a beat Cepheid since the two periods interfere to produce slow variations at a beat frequency. The variable primary star is in a triple system with a very close pair of hot main sequence stars. The period
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Star in the constellation Carina
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Carinae
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date modified:
2023-12-30T16:27:53Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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15