Star
Of constellation, astronomy, celestial body and galaxy.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.
This concept's ID is @1~50047
Leo
Southern Cross
- Alpha Crucis
The brightest star in the Southern Cross.
- Beta Crucis
The second brightest star in the Southern Cross.
Also contains
- binary
A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation.
- sun
The star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; "the sun...
- giant
A very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun).
- multiple star
A system of three or more stars associated by gravity.
- supergiant
An extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density.
- neutron star
A star that has collapsed under its own gravity; it is composed of neutrons.
- variable
A star that varies noticeably in brightness.
- supernova
A star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process.
- lodestar
Guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy.
- red dwarf
A small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter.
- red giant
A large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large...
- white dwarf
A faint star of enormous density.
- Sterope
One of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades.
- Deneb
The brightest star in Cygnus.
- Pollux
The brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor.
- Spica
The brightest star in Virgo.
- nova
A star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in...
- Beta Centauri
The second brightest star in Centaurus.
- sun
Any star around which a planetary system revolves.
- fixed star
Any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion.