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Plaskett's star (HD 47129)
subject			fact

Plaskett's star	is a part of Monoceros
	has synonym HD 47129
	has definition A very massive O-type giant with known anomalies in its spectrum. It is a spectroscopic binary in which mass exchange is occurring. Its spectrum can be interpreted to mean that each component has a mass of 75 Msun.
	is an instance of O star
	is an instance of giant
	is an instance of spectroscopic binary
giant	has luminosity class III
O star	has lifetime 3 to 6 million years
	has color blue-white
	has surface temperature 35000 K
	has relative abundance rare
	has rotation velocity very high
	has absorption line He II
binary star	has number of stars 2
	has orbital period
star	has star surface temperature
	has spectral type
	has V magnitude
	has B magnitude
	has U magnitude
	has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth
	has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit
	has proper motion
	has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core
	has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion
	has energy production which takes place primarily within the core
	has surface density which depends on luminosity class
	has apparent magnitude
	has absolute magnitude
	has age
	has catalog star catalog
	has material hydrogen, helium
	has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity
	has mass greater than 0.08 the sun's mass
early star	has spectral type O, B, A, and early F
star system	has abundance half the stars in the solar neighborhood are members of star systems
celestial body	has spectra
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent

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