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  2. List of smallest known stars - Wikipedia

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    Star name Star mean radius, kilometres Star class Notes References SGR 1935+2154: 4.35 soft gamma repeater [1] RX J0720.4−3125: 4.50 +0.08 −0.09 – 5.38 +0.13 −0.14: Neutron star: Neutron stars are stellar remnants produced when a star of around 8–9 solar masses or more explodes in a supernova at the end of its life.

  3. Astronomical naming conventions - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [4] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 [5] included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee Working Group ...

  4. Common sunstar - Wikipedia

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    The common sunstar is commonly found on rocky bottoms, coarse sand and gravel in the bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral zone (from low-tide line up to depths of 300 m). It seems to prefer areas of high water movement. Very small sunstars are sometimes found in rock pools. [2] Common sunstar

  5. Sunstar - Wikipedia

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    Sunstar (photography), an optical phenomenon found on photos of bright objects taken with a small aperture; Sunstar (racehorse), a British racehorse; Ornithogalum dubium, a flowering plant; Sunflower starfish (Pycnopodia helianthoides), also known as the sun star or sunflower star

  6. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...

  7. What is an umbra? A penumbra? Here's some terms to know ... - AOL

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    The shadow from Earth, called the penumbra, begins to fall upon the moon around 10:30pm at Shell Point Beach. What are the major types of eclipses? Here's a look at the main types of eclipses and ...

  8. Solaster endeca - Wikipedia

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    Solaster endeca can grow to about 40 cm (16 in) across, but 20 cm (7.9 in) a more normal adult size is half that. It is a robust species with 9 or 10 arms (occasionally any number from seven to 13) set around a large disc.

  9. The blimp is back – and this time, it’s tiny - AOL

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    Cloudline's airships are 18.2 meters (60 feet) long and 5.2 meters (17 feet) wide when fully assembled, with a small net weight once inflated, allowing for easy lift.