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Star whose brightness fluctuates, as seen from Earth
A variable star is a star whose brightness as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude) changes systematically with time. This variation may be caused
Variable_star
Book by Robert Heinlein and Spider Robinson
Variable Star is a 2006 science fiction novel by American author Spider Robinson, based on the surviving seven pages of an eight-page 1955 novel outline
Variable_Star
System of two stars orbiting each other
binary, with the optical counterpart being a variable star. Sirius is another binary and the brightest star in the night time sky, with a visual apparent
Binary_star
Type of variable star that pulsates radially
A Cepheid variable (/ˈsɛfi.ɪd, ˈsiːfi-/) is a type of variable star that pulsates radially, varying in both diameter and temperature. It changes in brightness
Cepheid_variable
Stars with irregular large fluctuations in brightness
In astronomy, cataclysmic variable stars (CVs) are stars which irregularly increase in brightness by a large factor, then drop back down to a quiescent
Cataclysmic_variable_star
Type of variable star
In astronomy, a semiregular variable star, a type of variable star, is a giant or supergiant of intermediate and late (cooler) spectral type. It shows
Semiregular_variable_star
Unique identifier given to variable stars
In astronomy, a variable-star designation is a unique identifier given to variable stars. It extends the Bayer designation format, with an identifying
Variable-star_designation
Class of young variable stars
of variable stars that are less than about ten million years old. This class is named after the prototype, T Tauri, a young star in the Taurus star-forming
T_Tauri_star
Type of star that is luminous, blue, and variable in brightness
discovered to be variable, for example δ Sct variables named after the star δ Sct. The first luminous blue variable to be identified as a variable star was P Cygni
Luminous_blue_variable
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Variable, variable, or variables in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikiversity has learning resources about Variable Variable may refer to:
Variable
Cool luminous pulsating variable star
term long-period variable (LPV) star refers to various groups of cool luminous pulsating variable stars. The General Catalogue of Variable Stars does not
Long-period_variable_star
Type of variable star
Mira variables (/ˈmaɪrə/; named for the prototype star Mira) are a class of pulsating stars characterized by very red colours, pulsation periods longer
Mira_variable
Class of astronomical objects
symbiotic binaries show brightness changes and are classified as variable stars. The star Z Andromedae is often considered the prototype of the symbiotic
Symbiotic_binary
Variable star that brightens unpredictably
A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes. It is believed that the flares on flare
Flare_star
Binary star system in the constellation Cetus
variable red giant (Mira A) along with a white dwarf companion (Mira B). Mira A is a pulsating variable star and was the first non-supernova variable
Mira
Organization of amateur and professional astronomers
The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) is an international nonprofit organization. Founded in 1911, the organization focuses on coordinating
American Association of Variable Star Observers
American_Association_of_Variable_Star_Observers
Type of variable star
these "cluster-type" variables were being rapidly identified in the mid-1890s, especially by E. C. Pickering. Probably the first star definitely of RR Lyrae
RR_Lyrae_variable
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
the north pole star. Polaris, the brightest star in the constellation, is a yellow-white supergiant and the brightest Cepheid variable star in the night
Ursa_Minor
Star in the Sunburst galaxy
Godzilla is a variable star candidate in the Sunburst galaxy at redshift z = 2.37 (or 10.9 billion light years from Earth), observed through the gravitational
Godzilla_(star)
Large self-illuminated object in space
the size of the star. This category includes Cepheid and Cepheid-like stars, and long-period variables such as Mira. Eruptive variables are stars that
Star
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
"Delta Scuti and the Delta Scuti Variables". Variable Star of the Season. AAVSO (American Association of Variable Star Observers). Retrieved 3 November
Boötes
Cataclysmic variable star, consisting of a close binary star system
(pl. novae), or U Geminorum variable, is one of several types of cataclysmic variable star, consisting of a close binary star system in which one of the
Dwarf_nova
Shock wave caused by blowing stellar wind
in the Orion Nebula. Bow shocks also appear around six Cataclysmic variable star (CVs) with luminous accretion disks, which drive fast winds into the
Bow_shock
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
M-type red supergiant star nearing the end of its life. It is the second-brightest star in Orion, and is a semiregular variable star. It serves as the right
Orion_(constellation)
variable star depends on the pulsation period of the star, the regularity of pulsations, the mass of the planet, and its distance from the host star.
Methods of detecting exoplanets
Methods_of_detecting_exoplanets
Globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus
writer and astronomer Ptolemy catalogued this object in his Almagest as a star on the centaur's back, "Quae est in principio scapulae". German cartographer
Omega_Centauri
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Variable Star Index. American Association of Variable Star Observers. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2013. "AI Velorum". International Variable
Vela_(constellation)
Red supergiant star in the constellation Orion
brightest in its constellation. It is a distinctly reddish, semiregular variable star whose apparent magnitude, varying between +0.0 and +1.6, with a main
Betelgeuse
Constellation split into two non-contiguous parts
the barium star 16 Serpentis. Another notable variable star visible to the naked eye is Chi Serpentis, an Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable situated midway
Serpens
E. N. (2009-01-01). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+, 2007-2017)". VizieR Online Data Catalog: B/gcvs. Bibcode:2009yCat
List of brightest natural objects in the sky
List_of_brightest_natural_objects_in_the_sky
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 12 March 2014. Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "T Crucis". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star
Crux
Binary star in the constellation Scorpius
irregular variable star that ranges in brightness from an apparent visual magnitude of +0.6 down to +1.6. It is on average the fifteenth-brightest star in the
Antares
Star in the constellation Virgo
light-years from the Sun. It is a spectroscopic binary star and rotating ellipsoidal variable; a system whose two stars are so close together they are
Spica
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 5 February 2014. "Zeta Canis Majoris – Cepheid Variable". SIMBAD Astronomical Database
Canis_Major
Triple star system in the constellation Eridanus
(WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). 40 Eridani C also bears the variable star designation DY Eridani
40_Eridani
Subclass of pulsating star
A Delta Scuti variable (sometimes termed dwarf cepheid when the V-band amplitude is larger than 0.3 mag.) is a class of pulsating star, comprising several
Delta_Scuti_variable
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
It is an irregular variable, its apparent magnitude varying between 2.37 and 2.45. Lying near Enif is AG Pegasi, an unusual star that brightened to magnitude
Pegasus_(constellation)
Zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere
particularly interesting variable in Aries is SX Arietis, a rotating variable star considered to be the prototype of its class, helium variable stars. SX Arietis
Aries_(constellation)
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
home to several variable stars. R Hydrae is a Mira variable star 2000 light-years from Earth; it is one of the brightest Mira variables at its maximum
Hydra_(constellation)
Variable stars of late spectral types
for this category of variable star system, BY Draconis. They exhibit variations in their luminosity due to rotation of the star coupled with starspots
BY_Draconis_variable
Andrews' Star is a suspected variable star in Auriga (HD 37519 / SAO 58319 / HR 1938). Named after A. David Andrews. Anthelm's Nova/Star is Nova 1670
Stars_named_after_people
Star system in the constellation Taurus
variable and a slowly pulsating B-type star. As of 2025, Alcyone has not been formally listed as a variable star in the General Catalogue of Variable
Alcyone_(star)
Constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere
2010). "Delta Scuti and the Delta Scuti Variables". Variable Star of the Season. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 21 July 2015. Watson
Corvus_(constellation)
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
"Delta Scuti and the Delta Scuti Variables". Variable Star of the Season. AAVSO (American Association of Variable Star Observers). Retrieved 3 November
Canis_Minor
Eclipsing variable star in the constellation Perseus
Star, is a bright multiple star in the constellation of Perseus and one of the first non-nova variable stars to be discovered. Algol is a three-star system
Algol
Faint constellation on the celestial equator
bluish white variable star and is located at the center of NGC 2264. The variation in its magnitude is slight (4.2–4.6). It has a companion star of visual
Monoceros
Red supergiant star in the constellation Cassiopeia
earliest observations of this star and was adopted by the General Catalogue of Variable Stars. Recent estimates of the star's physical properties, considering
V762_Cassiopeiae
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
dwarfs. T Coronae Borealis, also known as the Blaze Star, is another unusual type of variable star known as a recurrent nova. Normally of magnitude 10
Corona_Borealis
Nearest star to the Solar System
Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to Earth after the Sun, located 4.25 light-years (1.3 parsecs) away in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Discovered
Proxima_Centauri
Red dwarf star in the constellation Ophiuchus
showing that Barnard's Star is a flare star. Barnard's Star has the variable star designation V2500 Ophiuchi. In 2003, Barnard's Star presented the first
Barnard's_Star
Minor constellation in the southern sky
Variables". Variable Star of the Season. AAVSO (American Association of Variable Star Observers). Retrieved 19 June 2013. "V* rho Phe – Variable Star
Phoenix_(constellation)
Recurrent nova in the constellation Corona Borealis
binary star and a recurrent nova about 3,000 light-years (920 parsecs) away in the constellation Corona Borealis. T Coronae Borealis is its variable-star designation
T_Coronae_Borealis
Star in the constellation Scutum
supergiant or hypergiant star, located 5,900 light-years away in the constellation Scutum. It is also a pulsating variable star, with a maximum brightness
UY_Scuti
Brightest star in the constellation Lyra
lower abundance of elements heavier than helium. Vega is also a variable star—that is, a star whose brightness fluctuates. It is rotating rapidly with a speed
Vega
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
brightest star, Capella, is an unusual multiple star system and amongst the brightest stars in the night sky. Beta Aurigae is an interesting variable star in
Auriga
Type of eruptive variable star
An R Coronae Borealis variable (abbreviated RCB, R CrB) is an eruptive variable star that varies in luminosity in two modes, one low amplitude pulsation
R_Coronae_Borealis_variable
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
regions of active star formation, the Taurus-Auriga complex, crosses into the northern part of the constellation. The variable star T Tauri is the prototype
Taurus_(constellation)
Blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus
−9 km/s around the star's mean radial velocity. Other, similar supergiants were found to have variable velocities, with this star being a typical member
Deneb
stars, the brightest star in Earth's night sky at each period within the last or next 5 million years Limiting magnitude List of variable stars List of brightest
List_of_brightest_stars
(GCVS database, version 2012Feb)". Retrieved 8 April 2012. "AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
List_of_stars_in_Capricornus
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
1 arcseconds from a magnitude 10 star. Theta Pyxidis is a red giant of spectral type M1III and semi-regular variable with two measured periods of 13 and
Pyxis
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
approximately 2.2 kiloparsecs from the Sun. There is also a supergiant variable star in the system which is known as HDE 226868. Cygnus also contains several
Cygnus_(constellation)
Constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere
is a faint constellation; its brightest star is Alpha Antliae, an orange giant that is a suspected variable star, ranging between apparent magnitudes 4
Antlia
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
approximately 7.6. It was discovered to be a variable star by Hans Geelmuyden in 1876. The constellation contains the star recently named Kepler-10, which has
Draco_(constellation)
Nova that occurred in 2025
Retrieved 19 June 2025. "VSX: Detail for V0462 Lup". International Variable Star Index. AAVSO. Retrieved 20 June 2025. Pearce, A.; Stanek, K. Z.; McNaught
V462_Lupi
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Cassiopeiae variable star, a type of variable star that has a variable disc of material flung off by the high rotation rate of the star. Gamma Cassiopeiae
Cassiopeia_(constellation)
Class of eclipsing binary stars
variable star, Bayer designation Beta Persei, first had its variability recorded in 1667 by Geminiano Montanari. The mechanism for its being variable
Algol_variable
Type of variable stars
An Orion variable is a variable star which exhibits irregular and eruptive variations in its luminosity and is typically associated with diffuse nebulae
Orion_variable
2012Feb)". Retrieved 4 April 2012. "AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014. "Naming Stars". Retrieved 13 December
List_of_stars_in_Canis_Major
Natural physical entity in space
a variable star. An example of this is the instability strip, a region of the H-R diagram that includes Delta Scuti, RR Lyrae and Cepheid variables. The
Astronomical_object
Zodiac constellation in the northern hemisphere
binoculars and small telescopes. ζ Gem (Mekbuda) is a double star, whose primary is a Cepheid variable star with a period of 10.2 days; its minimum magnitude is
Gemini_(constellation)
Quasar and Lyman-alpha blob in the constellations of Canes Venatici and Coma Berenices
Leonis Minoris – cataclysmic variable listed as TON 1107. SX Leonis Minoris – variable star listed as TON 45. U Geminorum – star system listed as TON 842
TON_618
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
two cepheid variables visible to the naked eye. Theta Muscae is a triple star system, the brightest member of which is a Wolf–Rayet star. Musca was one
Musca
by decreasing brightness. List of stars by constellation IAU-Catalog of Star Names ian Ridpath's Startales - Virgo the Virgin "Aruba". NameExoWorlds.
List_of_stars_in_Virgo
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
Omicron Ceti, a star of the neck of the asterism) was the first variable star to be discovered and the prototype of its class, Mira variables. Over a period
Cetus_(constellation)
B-type subgiant star in the constellation Taurus
function of time. Merope is classified as a Beta Cephei variable, a type of hot variable star which pulsates regularly due to opacity changes in its atmosphere
Merope_(star)
Star in the constellation Dorado
R Doradus (HD 29712 or P Doradus) is a red giant variable star in the far-southern constellation Dorado, close to the border with Reticulum. Its distance
R_Doradus
Type of cataclysmic variable star
star (AM CVn star) is a rare type of cataclysmic variable star named after their type star, AM Canum Venaticorum. In these hot blue binary variables,
AM_Canum_Venaticorum_star
Type of star
as helium-variable. This is thought to occur when one hemisphere of the star's atmosphere is helium-weak and one is helium-strong. Helium star Extreme helium
Helium-weak_star
Hypergiant star in Sagittarius
luminosity making it a candidate luminous blue variable about 1.6 million L☉ (one third as luminous as the binary star system Eta Carinae), hence a radius of
Pistol_Star
Class of variable star
Rotating ellipsoidal variables are a class of close binary variable star systems whose components are ellipsoidal. They are not eclipsing, but fluctuations
Rotating_ellipsoidal_variable
Type of variable star
Beta Cephei variables, also known as Beta Canis Majoris stars, are variable stars that exhibit small rapid variations in their brightness due to pulsations
Beta_Cephei_variable
Taurus Brightest Star
variable star listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars, but it is listed using its Bayer designation and does not have a separate variable star
Aldebaran
Binary star in the constellation Cetus
component stars are both flare stars with the variable star designations BL Ceti and UV Ceti. The star system was discovered in 1948 by Willem Jacob Luyten
Gliese_65
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
brightest star, Alpha Gruis, is also known as Alnair and appears as a 1.7-magnitude blue-white star. Beta Gruis is a red giant variable star with a minimum
Grus_(constellation)
of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 2006-12-26. "AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
List_of_stars_in_Ursa_Minor
Zodiac constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
The star δ Sco, after having been a stable 2.3 magnitude star, flared in July 2000 to 1.9 in a matter of weeks. It has since become a variable star fluctuating
Scorpius
Sextuple star system in Gemini
star, with particularly strong spectral lines of certain metals. Castor C is a variable star, classified as a BY Draconis type. BY Draconis variables
Castor_(star)
2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-07-19. "AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014. "Naming Stars". Retrieved 13 December
List_of_stars_in_Crux
Constellation near the celestial equator
It is the second-brightest star in the constellation and is an unconfirmed variable star. ζ Aql (Okab) is a binary star of magnitude 3.0, 83 light-years
Aquila_(constellation)
of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 2006-12-26. "AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
List_of_stars_in_Sagitta
American author and engineer (1907–1988)
heart failure on May 8, 1988. In 1995, Spider Robinson wrote the novel Variable Star based on an outline and notes created by Heinlein. Heinlein's posthumously
Robert_A._Heinlein
Star in the constellation Serpens
with an estimated 58% of the Sun's radius. It is suspected to be a variable star that may vary in magnitude from 9.65 to 9.69. As of 2020, no planets
Gliese_710
Star in the constellation Libra
the Earth. Other names of this star include BD−07°4003 (BD catalogue, first known publication) and HO Librae (variable star designation). It does not have
Gliese_581
Hobby of watching the sky and stars
some amateur astronomers contribute to citizen science by monitoring variable stars, double stars, sunspots, and occultations of stars by the Moon or
Amateur_astronomy
Binary star in the Pleiades star cluster
Pleione is a binary star system in the Pleiades star cluster, within the constellation of Taurus. It has the variable star designation BU Tauri (BU Tau)
Pleione_(star)
Binary pulsar system in the constellation Scorpius
Edward Charles Pickering announced the discovery of this variable star. It was given its variable star designation, AR Scorpii, in 1914. AR Scorpii is the
AR_Scorpii
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
are RR Caeli, a binary star with one known planet approximately 20.13 parsecs (65.7 ly) away; X Caeli, a Delta Scuti variable that forms an optical double
Caelum
Star in the constellation Hydra
variable star, the prototype of a class of pulsating variables. It is very approximately 2,200 parsecs away in the constellation of Hydra. The star is
V361_Hydrae
Nuclear explosion in a white dwarf star
be cataclysmic variable stars. Classical nova eruptions are the most common type. This type is usually created in a close binary star system consisting
Nova
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Valuable.
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English : from the feminine personal name Mirabel, equated in medieval records with Latin mirabilis ‘marvellous’, ‘wonderful’ (in the sense ‘extraordinary’).
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Amiable
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Valuable.
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Queen, Princess of ujjain
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Protected by the Guru
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poor; afflicted; that answers
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Ceremonial grain.
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Great; Form of Jahnavi
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Dependence; Confidence; Reliance
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English : from Middle English gander, Old English gand(r)a ‘gander’, ‘male goose’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of geese, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a gander in some way.English : variant of Ganter.North German : perhaps a habitational name from Gandern in Brandenburg.North German : nickname for a vain or self-important man from ganter ‘male goose’, ‘gander’.South German and Swiss German : habitational name from a place named with Middle High German gant ‘scree’ (Swiss gand), or topographic name for someone living by an area of scree.
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Invariable.
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Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
v. t.
To represent by parable.
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A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
a.
Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable.
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That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.
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Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
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Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
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Arable; tillable.
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Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
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In a variable manner.
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Liable to undergo a judicial examination; properly coming under the cognizance of a court; as, a cause may be triable before one court which is not triable in another.
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Like the moon; variable.
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Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.
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Arable land; plow land.
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Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.
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An invariable quantity; a constant.
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A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables.
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Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion.
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Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.