pulsating star

C41377
concept

A pulsating star is a variable star whose outer layers rhythmically expand and contract, causing periodic changes in its brightness and size.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Alpha Cygni variable 4
Cepheid variable star 2
Delta Scuti variable star 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: pulsating star
Generated description
A pulsating star is a variable star whose outer layers rhythmically expand and contract, causing periodic changes in its brightness and size.

Instances (12)

Instance Via concept surface
variable star Zeta Scuti
surface form: Zeta Scuti
Beta Doradus classical Cepheid variable
R Scuti RV Tauri variable star
Eta Canis Majoris Alpha Cygni variable
Mirfak Alpha Cygni variable
Polaris Cepheid variable star
Mira long-period variable star
HIP 59747 Delta Scuti variable star
Gamma Doradus Gamma Doradus variable
Sadalmelik Alpha Cygni variable
HR 8278 Alpha Cygni variable
HD 206859 Delta Scuti variable star