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Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Variable stars > Extrinsic variable stars

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Extrinsic variable stars

A star whose variation in apparent brightness is not due to changes in the star itself but to some external cause, such as eclipsing by a companion. (en)

Variable stars (en)

Eclipsing binary stars (en)
Ellipsoidal variable stars (en)

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http://editor.vocabs.ands.org.au/user/AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/514

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