Hubble's Variable
English
Etymology
Hubble (“surname”) + variable (“variable star”). From having the variable nature of this star being discovered by Edwin Hubble. From this being a very important star in the history of astronomy, and the discovery made using it by Hubble.
Proper noun
- M31-V1: A star, a Cepheid variable in Andromeda Galaxy, Local Group, Local Supercluster, Laniakea, located in the Andromeda constellation; the first variable star discovered outside the Milky Way Galaxy, and first star identified whose distance was unequivocably beyond the confines of the Milky Way.
Synonyms
Related terms
- Hubble's constant / Hubble constant
- Hubble's law / Hubble law
- Hubble's Star
- Hubble's Variable Nebula
- Hubble volume
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