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Blue large-amplitude pulsators as a new class of variable stars

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A previously unidentified class of variable stars has been found in OGLE survey data, characterized by periodic brightness variations on ~30-min timescales, amplitudes of ~0.3 mag and temperatures of ~30,000 K. They… Click to show full abstract

A previously unidentified class of variable stars has been found in OGLE survey data, characterized by periodic brightness variations on ~30-min timescales, amplitudes of ~0.3 mag and temperatures of ~30,000 K. They are potentially evolved low-mass stars.

Keywords: class variable; blue large; amplitude pulsators; variable stars; large amplitude

Journal Title: Nature Astronomy
Year Published: 2017

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