"blue hook star" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue hook stars [plural]
Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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 Categories (topical): Stars Hypernyms: blue giant star, blue giant, blue horizontal branch star (english: BHB star), extreme horizontal branch star (english: EHB star), horizontal branch star (english: HB star)
    Sense id: en-blue_hook_star-en-noun-ZG4ew-QA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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