Unified Astronomy Thesaurus

Last uploaded: June 20, 2024
Preferred Name

B(e) stars

Synonyms

B[e] stars

Definitions

A Be star with forbidden lines in emission in its spectrum. B[e] stars show large infrared excess due to circumstellar dust emission.

ID

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/2104

altLabel

B[e] stars

B(e)-type stars

B[e]-type stars

broader

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/142

contributor

http://editor.vocabs.ands.org.au/user/AAS_Frey.Katie

created

2018-09-17T18:07:46.000Z

creator

http://editor.vocabs.ands.org.au/user/AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin

definition

A Be star with forbidden lines in emission in its spectrum. B[e] stars show large infrared excess due to circumstellar dust emission.

modified

2020-11-03T18:39:20.215Z

2020-11-03T18:39:07.518Z

prefLabel

B(e) stars

scopeNote

Not to be confused with Be stars. The concept should be written as B[e] star, the substitution or omission of square brackets is due to technical restrictions.

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