Astronomers Observe Starspots on Surface of Giant Star

Astronomers Observe Starspots on Surface of Giant Star

XX Trianguli, a bright K0-type giant star in a binary system located in the constellation of Triangulum, exhibits chaotic, non-periodic star spot behavior, according to a team of astronomers from the Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, the University of Potsdam and Konkoly Observatory.

Starspots on the surface of XX Trianguli. Image credit: HUN-REN RCAES / Zs. Kővári, MOME / Á. Radványi, AIP / K. Strassmeier.

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