Baade’s star
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Baade’s star is a luminous, variable star in the Andromeda Galaxy notable for its role in Walter Baade’s work refining the cosmic distance scale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baade’s star canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
luminous star
ⓘ
star ⓘ variable star ⓘ |
| astronomicalSignificance |
contributed to revision of the Hubble constant
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helped distinguish stellar populations in galaxies ⓘ |
| catalogStatus | not widely used as a standard catalog designation in modern databases ⓘ |
| coordinateFrame | equatorial coordinate system (right ascension and declination) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Walter Baade ⓘ |
| distanceScaleRole | served as a key reference object in Baade’s distance-scale work ⓘ |
| epochOfKeyObservations | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
cosmology
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ |
| galaxyTypeOfHost | spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy |
Andromeda Galaxy
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surface form:
M31
|
| locatedIn | Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Walter Baade ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | stellar population of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| researchContext | study of Cepheids and other variables in Andromeda ⓘ |
| roleInHistoryOfAstronomy |
illustrated existence of distinct stellar populations in galaxies
ⓘ
landmark object in establishing modern extragalactic distance scale ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calibration of extragalactic distances
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refinement of the cosmic distance scale ⓘ |
| variabilityType | variable star (specific subtype not well established in literature) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.