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Kepler light curve 4
Does this Kepler target star light curve match any of
the light curves for different types of variable stars shown below?
y-axis label light curve 4
Types of Variable Stars

PULSATING STARS

Cepheid - type 1
Delta Cepheid light curve - type 1

W Virginis - Cepheid type 2
W Virginis light curve

RR Lyrae
RR Lyrae light curve

RV Tauri
RV Tauri light curve

Mira
Mira type ligth curve

Semi-regular Long Period Variable
Semi-regular long period variable star light curve

ERUPTIVE STARS
(Cataclysmic)

Recurrent Nova
Recurrent nova

Dwarf nova
Dwarf nova light cure - U Geminorum

Dwarf nova
Dwarf nova light curve - Z Camelopardis

Dwarf nova
Dwarf nova light curve - SU Ursae Majoris

Symbiotic - Z Andromedae
Z Andromedae light curve

R Coronae Borealis
R Coronae Borealis light curve

ECLIPSING BINARIES

Eclipsing binary star - Beta Persei
Beta Persei light curve

Eclipsing binary star - HIP 59683
HIP59683 light curve

 

 

See

  • Outline of Variable Star Types
  • Detailed Explanations of Variable Star Types

References:

http://www.aavso.org/vstar/types.shtml
http://outreach.atnf.csiro.au/education/senior/astrophysics/variable_pulsating.html
http://outreach.atnf.csiro.au/education/senior/astrophysics/variable_types.html
http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys230/lectures/mw_size/mw_size.html [RR Lyrae light curve]
http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/afoev/var