Flashcards: Algol variables

Zeta Aurigae (ζ Aur, ζ Aurigae) is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the northern constellation of Auriga.

Kepler-38 is a binary star system.

Delta Velorum (δ Vel, δ Velorum) is a star system in the southern constellation Vela, near the border with Carina.

Beta Aurigae (β Aurigae, abbreviated Beta Aur, β Aur), also named Menkalinan, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Auriga.

Epsilon Aurigae (ε Aur, ε Aurigae) is the Bayer designation for a star in the northern constellation of Auriga.

NN Serpentis (abbreviated NN Ser) is an eclipsing post-common envelope binary system approximately 1670 light-years away.

Lambda Tauri (λ Tau, λ Tauri) is a triple star system in the constellation Taurus.

Alpha Coronae Borealis (α Coronae Borealis, abbreviated Alpha CrB, α CrB), also named Alphecca, is a binary star in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

Delta Librae (δ Librae, δ Lib) is a variable star in the constellation Libra.

Mintaka, also designated Delta Orionis (δ Orionis, abbreviated Delta Ori, δ Ori) and 34 Orionis (34 Ori) is a multiple star some 1,200 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Orion.

VV Cephei, also known as HD 208816, is an eclipsing binary star system located in the constellation Cepheus, approximately 5,000 light years from Earth.

WR 134 is a variable Wolf-Rayet star located around 6,000 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus, surrounded by a faint bubble nebula blown by the intense radiation and fast wind from the star.

Mu Sagittarii (Mu Sgr, μ Sagittarii, μ Sgr) is a multiple star system in the constellation Sagittarius.

BL Telescopii is a multiple star in the constellation Telescopium.

W Serpentis is a multiple star in the constellation Serpens.

ZZ Boötis is an eclipsing binary star in the constellation Boötes.

V539 Arae (Bayer designation Nu1 Arae (ν1 Arae / ν1 Ara)) is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Ara.

32 Cygni (32 Cyg, Omicron2 Cyg, ο2 Cyg) is the Flamsteed designation for a binary star system in the Cygnus constellation.

Algol, designated Beta Persei (β Persei, abbreviated Beta Per, β Per), known colloquially as the Demon Star, is a bright multiple star in the constellation of Perseus.

QS Aquilae is eclipsing binary of Algol type in the constellation Aquila.

HD 126200 is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Boötes.

1 Persei (1 Per) is a eclipsing binary star in the constellation Perseus.

Eta Orionis (η Ori, η Orionis) is a star in the constellation Orion.

FL Lyrae is the variable star designation for an eclipsing binary star system in the northern constellation of Lyra.

AR Aurigae (AR Aur) is an eclipsing binary in the constellation Auriga.

31 Cygni, also known as ο1 Cygni, Omicron1 Cygni, or V695 Cygni, is a star in the constellation Cygnus.

R Arae is an Algol-type eclipsing binary in the constellation Ara.

AR Cassiopeiae (AR Cas) is a multiple star system in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

EO Aurigae is an eclipsing binary of Algol type in the northern constellation of Auriga.

WW Aurigae (WW Aur) is an eclipsing binary in the constellation Auriga.