An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Population II star
  ستاره‌ی ِ پرینش ِ II  
setâre-ye porineš-e II
Fr.: étoiles de population II  

A member of a population of relatively old stars, containing a small fraction of → metals, found mainly in the → halo of the Galaxy and in → globular clusters.

See also: → population; II, Roman number 2; → star.