classical nova
C46248
concept
A classical nova is a sudden, dramatic brightening of a white dwarf star in a binary system caused by a thermonuclear runaway in accreted hydrogen on its surface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| classical nova canonical | 3 |
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: classical nova
Generated description
A classical nova is a sudden, dramatic brightening of a white dwarf star in a binary system caused by a thermonuclear runaway in accreted hydrogen on its surface.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| GK Persei | — |
| Nova Persei 1901 | — |
| Nova Cygni 1886 | — |