Concept information
Preferred term
Novae
Definition
- A star that experiences a sudden increase in luminosity, by a s much as 10^6. The outburst ejects a shell of matter but does not disrupt the star. (en)
Broader concept
- Cataclysmic variable stars (en)
- Stellar remnants (en)
- Stellar types (en)
Narrower concepts
- Classical novae (en)
- DQ Herculis stars (en)
- Dwarf novae (en)
- Fast novae (en)
- Recurrent novae (en)
- Slow novae (en)
- Symbiotic novae (en)
- X-ray novae (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1127
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