Period-luminosity relation
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distance measure in astronomy using the period of variable stars to find their absolute brightness
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- cosmic distance ladder
- Image
- Storm2011 Cepheid Data.svg
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- discoverer or inventor
- Henrietta Swan Leavitt
- Commons category
- Cepheid period-luminosity relations
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