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Type of variable star
RR Lyrae variables are periodic variable stars, commonly found in globular clusters and other old stellar populations in galaxies. They are used as standard candles to measure (extra)galactic distances, assisting with the cosmic distance ladder. This class is named after the prototype and brightest example, RR Lyrae. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: RR Lyrae variableA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: On the use of field RR Lyrae as galactic probes – VI. Mixed mode RR Lyrae variables in Fornax and in nearby dwarf galaxiesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Observed maxima timings of RR lyrae starsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS OF VARIABLE FIELD HORIZONTAL-BRANCH STARS: RR LYRAE STARSCited 88 times
- Go sideways: Cepheid variableA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Messier 62A closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS OF VARIABLE FIELD HORIZONTAL-BRANCH STARS: RR LYRAE STARS
RR Lyrae Variable Star Distribution in the Galactic Halo
THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS OF RR LYRAE TYPE C VARIABLE STARS
RR Lyrae Variable Stars in the Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Leo I
The RR Lyrae Variable Stars in the Globular Cluster M15
A HIGH-VELOCITY BULGE RR LYRAE VARIABLE ON A HALO-LIKE ORBIT
The ancient stellar population of M 32: RR Lyrae variable stars confirmed
The velocity ellipsoid of RR Lyrae variable stars
🆕 Influential since 2022
On the use of field RR Lyrae as galactic probes – VI. Mixed mode RR Lyrae variables in Fornax and in nearby dwarf galaxies
The Milky Way Revealed by Variable Stars. I. Sample Selection of RR Lyrae Stars and Evidence for Merger History
RR Lyrae Variables as Tracers of the Galactic Bulge Kinematic Structure
The properties of RR Lyrae variable stars in the isolated Local Group dwarf galaxy WLM
Two Different Weak Modulations in ab-type RR Lyrae Variable V838 Cyg, and Potential Influence of Metal Abundance on Blazhko Modulation
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Observed maxima timings of RR lyrae starsMarvin E Baldwin · 2003
- 📕XZ DraB. Szeidl · 2001
- 📕Photometry of RW Draconis at Konkoly ObservatoryB. Szeidl · 2001
- 📕Die Veränderlichkeit der Lichtkurven der RR Lyrae-SterneFriedrich Lause · 1932
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