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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

natural object go
an object occurring naturally

celestial body, heavenly body go
natural objects visible in the sky

star
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

noun.object

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binary, binary star, double star go
a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
fixed star go
any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion
giant, giant star go
a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)
lodestar, loadstar go
guiding star
multiple star go
a system of three or more stars associated by gravity
neutron star go
a star that has collapsed under its own gravity
nova go
a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
red dwarf, red dwarf star go
a small, old, relatively cool star
red giant, red giant star go
a large, old, luminous star
sun go
any star around which a planetary system revolves
supergiant go
an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density
supernova go
a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process
variable, variable star go
a star that varies noticeably in brightness
white dwarf, white dwarf star go
a faint star of enormous density