Class: EruptiveVariableStar

Eruptive Variable Star

•owl:Thing
        •AstrObject
                •VariableObject
                        •EruptiveVariableStar

Equivalent Classes (Necessary and Sufficient Conditions)

VariableObject
hasProcessVariabilityBurst SOME Explosion

Annotations

misc:descriptionEruptive variables are stars varying in brightness because of violent processes and flares occurring in their chromospheres and coronae. The light changes are usually accompanied by shell events or mass outflow in the form of stellar winds of variable intensity and/or by interaction with the surrounding interstellar medium.
simbad:nameEruptive*
simbad:shortCodeEr*

Usage

Class Description/Definition (Necessary Conditions)

EruptiveVariableStar, FlareStar, FUOrionis, OrionVariableStar, RapidIrregularVariableStar, RCoronaeBorealis, RSCanumVernaticorum
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