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carbon star

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carbon star
n.
Any of a class of stars with high carbon-to-hydrogen ratios and primarily low temperatures.


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By comparing the luminosity of a carbon star to how bright it appears in the sky, Skrutskie, Weinberg, and their colleagues determined the distance to each of the 30,000 carbon stars in 2MASS.
The Milky Way's middle: getting a clear view. (Cover Story) by Cowen, Ron / Science News
Otherwise, the orbits of the carbon stars would spread out rather than remain in a circle, Ibata says.
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