blue hook star

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Etymology[edit]

From their location on the blue horizontal branch portion of the extreme horizontal branch part of the horizontal branch of stellar evolution, hooking upwards when plotted on an H-R diagram.

Noun[edit]

blue hook star (plural blue hook stars)

  1. (astronomy) a type of helium-burning blue giant star that is hotter than the average star in this stage of their life, due to having a more massive helium core

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