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flare star

type of eruptive variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes
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flare star

Summary

flare star is an astronomical object type[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • flare star's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • UV Ceti is named after flare star[4].
  • flare star is a type of eruptive variable star[5].
  • flare star's Commons category is recorded as Flare stars[6].
  • flare star's catalog code is recorded as UV[7].
  • flare star's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flare stars[8].

Body

Definition and Type

flare star's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of eruptive variable star[5].

Origins

UV Ceti is named after flare star[4].

Why It Matters

flare star has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. sai.msu.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Flare stars
    Instance of → astronomical object type
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → UV Ceti
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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