Concept information
Preferred term
Be stars
Definition
- A hot star of spectral type B showing Balmer lines in emission. Be stars are fast rotators (spinning at about 200 km/sec) and have strong stellar winds with important mass loss. (en)
Broader concept
- B stars (en)
- Early-type emission stars (en)
- Emission line stars (en)
Narrower concepts
- B(e) stars (en)
- Herbig Ae/Be stars (en)
- Lambda Eridani stars (en)
Entry terms
- Be-type stars (en)
Contributor
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/142
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