Beta Cephei variable

C18500
concept

A Beta Cephei variable is a hot, massive B-type star that exhibits short-period pulsations driven by the κ-mechanism, causing small, regular variations in brightness and radial velocity.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Beta Cephei variable canonical 6
class of variable stars 2
B-type variable star 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Beta Cephei variable
Generated description
A Beta Cephei variable is a hot, massive B-type star that exhibits short-period pulsations driven by the κ-mechanism, causing small, regular variations in brightness and radial velocity.

Instances (8)

Instance Via concept surface
Beta Crucis —
Mimosa —
HD 24760 —
Mirzam —
Beta Canis Majoris —
Beta Cephei class of variable stars
HR 4853 —
Cepheid variables class of variable stars