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AB Aurigae is a young Herbig Ae star in the Auriga constellation.It is located at a distance of approximately 531 light years from the Sun based on stellar parallax. This pre-main-sequence star has a stellar classification of A0Ve, matching an A-type main-sequence star with emission lines in the spectrum.
Sigma Aurigae, Latinized from σ Aurigae, is a giant star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.99. [2] With an annual parallax shift of 6.21 mas, [5] it is approximately 530 light-years (160 parsecs) distant from the Earth. This is an evolved giant star with a ...
Sterling silver is an alloy composed by weight of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925. Tiffany & Co. pitcher ( c. 1871) having paneled sides and repoussé design with shells, scrolls and flowers; top edge is repousse arrowhead leaf design.
AB Aurigae b (or AB Aur b) is a directly imaged protoplanet embedded within the protoplanetary disk of the young, Herbig AeBe star AB Aurigae. The system is about 508 light-years away: AB Aur b is located at a projected separation of about 93 AU from its host star. AB Aur b is the first confirmed directly imaged exoplanet still embedded in the ...
The United States Atomic Energy Commission ( AEC) was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by the U.S. Congress to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and technology. [2] President Harry S. Truman signed the McMahon/Atomic Energy Act on August 1, 1946, transferring the control of ...
Legende sau basmele românilor. Romanian stamp from 1987 depicting the Greuceanu fairy tale. Romanian stamp from 1965 with Făt-Frumos and Ileana Cosânzeana. Legende sau basmele românilor ("Legends or Romanian Fairy-tales") is a collection, in several volumes, of Romanian folktales, first published in 1872 by Petre Ispirescu .
The European Association of Conservatoires (AEC) is the main association of colleges and university schools of music in Europe and represents the interests of institutions that are concerned with training for the music profession. It is abbreviated to and commonly known as the AEC, initials of its original French name, the Association ...
Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western perspective, the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for example.