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... > Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Variable stars > Intrinsic variable stars > Pulsating variable stars > Beta Cephei variable stars
Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Early-type stars > Early-type variable stars > Beta Cephei variable stars
... > Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Variable stars > Intrinsic variable stars > Pulsating variable stars > Multi-periodic variable stars > Beta Cephei variable stars
... > Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Variable stars > Periodic variable stars > Multi-periodic variable stars > Beta Cephei variable stars
... > Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Variable stars > Periodic variable stars > Short period variable stars > Beta Cephei variable stars

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Beta Cephei variable stars  

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  • Beta canis majoris stars (en)
  • Beta Cepheid variable stars (en)
  • Beta Cephei stars (en)

Scope note

  • These stars are usually hot blue-white stars of spectral class B and should not be confused with Cepheid variables, which are named after Delta Cephei and are luminous supergiant stars. -- Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Cephei_variable (en)

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