English Explanatory Dictionary

Hubble's Star

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Meanings

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  1. 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.

Word forms

Hubble's Star

Etymology

From Hubble (“surname”) + 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, that the Universe contains galaxies beyond the Milky Way, and is much larger than just the size of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Synonyms

Hubble's Variable M31-V1

Related words

Hubble's constant Hubble constant Hubble's law Hubble law Hubble's Variable Hubble's Variable Nebula Hubble volume
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