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Bp star
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Bp star	has definition Peculiar B stars whose spectra show a deficiency in helium and in which the lines of one or several elements are abnormally enhanced. Traditionally the most important subgroups are Si λ4200, Hg-Mn and Cr-Eu-Sr stars. The latest objects of the latter group correspond to early F-type.
	is a kind of peculiar star
	is a kind of B star
B star	has color blue-white
	has surface temperature 11000 to 28000 K
	has absorption line He I
early star	has spectral type O, B, A, and early F
star	has star surface temperature
	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
celestial body	has spectra
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent

Kinds of Bp star :

• helium variable star (2 facts) - Bp star in which the strength of the helium lines varies periodically. At the extreme phases the objects appear as helium-rich, whereas at other phases He can be very weak or absent.
• helium-weak star (2 facts) - B-type star in which the helium lines are weaker than in normal stars.
• ultraviolet Ga star (2 facts) - Bp star which exhibits a strong 1414 line of Ga II in the ultraviolet spectrum .

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