intrinsic variable star

intrinsic variable star

[in′trin·sik ¦ver·ē·ə·bəl ′stär]
(astronomy)
A star that is variable not because of an eclipse.
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Intrinsic variable stars are common toward the galactic center and the LMC -- another source of false detections.
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