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carbon star [′kär·bən ‚stär] (astronomy) Any of a class of stars with an apparently high abundance ratio of carbon to hydrogen; a majority of these are low-temperature red giants of the C class. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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By comparing the luminosity of a carbon star to how bright it appears in the sky, Skrutskie, Weinberg, and their colleagues determined the distance to each of the 30,000 carbon stars in 2MASS. Otherwise, the orbits of the carbon stars would spread out rather than remain in a circle, Ibata says. |
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