SX Arietis variable

A light curve for SX Arietis (56 Arietis) from STEREO spacecraft data. Adapted from Wraight et al. (2012)[1]

SX Arietis variables are a class of variable stars. They are generally B-type main sequence stars of spectral types B0p to B9p— high-temperature analogues of Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variables—and exhibit strong magnetic fields and intense He I and Si III spectral lines.[2] They have brightness fluctuations of approximately 0.1 magnitudes with periods of about one day. The prototype of this class is 56 Arietis, which bears the variable star designation SX Arietis.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wraight was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Good, Gerry A. (2012), Observing Variable Stars, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 139, ISBN 9781447100553.

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