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Hubble's Variable

Hubble's Variable proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Hubble's Variable

  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.
    Synonyms:
    Hubble's Star, M31-V1

Synonyms of Hubble's Variable

Origin of Hubble's Variable

From Hubble (“surname”) + variable (“variable 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.

Questions about Hubble's Variable

What does Hubble's Variable mean?
Hubble's Variable means 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.
What part of speech is Hubble's Variable?
Hubble's Variable is a proper noun.

Words near Hubble's Variable in the dictionary

  1. Hubble volume
  2. Hubble volumes
  3. Hubble's constant
  4. Hubble's law
  5. Hubble's Star
  6. Hubble's Variable
  7. hubble-bubble
  8. hubble-bubbles
  9. hubbles
  10. hubbleshow
  11. hubbleshows

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