Description: 光變曲線是天體亮度、星等或顏色隨時間變化的曲線圖。光變曲線可以用於研究許多不同類型的天體，如變星、雙星系統、系外行星、X 射線雙星或超新星。在光變曲線中看到的變化有助於對天體進行分類，並提供光變的時間尺度或週期等信息，這些信息可用來推斷出天體的重要信息，如天體的起源、能量輸入來源或在天體發生的物理過程。

Related Terms:

• 淩
• 變星

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