zero age horizontal branch star (ZAHB) — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

zero age horizontal branch star (ZAHB)

ستاره‌ی ِ شاخه‌ی ِ افقی با سن ِ صفر

setâre-ye šâxe-ye ofoqi bâ senn-e sefr

Fr.: étoile de la branche horizontale d'âge zéro

A star that has arrived on the → horizontal branch after leaving the → red giant branch. It begins → helium burning in its core.

See also: → zero; → age; → horizontal; → branch; → star.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics