Delta Scuti variable

Subclass of pulsating star

Delta Scuti variable

Summary

A Delta Scuti variable is a class of pulsating star, comprising several sub-classes of object with A- or F-type spectra.

Originally created by Ketiltrout

9/13/2005, 10:17:12 PM

Modified

5/27/2026, 6:38:27 PM

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Lithopsian5/27/2026, 6:38:27 PM

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Shistorians5/27/2026, 5:31:42 PM

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WOSlinker1/29/2026, 7:46:16 PM

update table headers

Zundark11/28/2025, 3:53:30 PM

/* Examples */ punctuation

Lithopsian2/21/2025, 4:07:10 PM

clarify "old"

Lithopsian2/21/2025, 3:56:06 PM

can be anything from main sequence to giant

Lithopsian2/21/2025, 3:48:57 PM

"young" is a poor descriptor for stars that are typical evolving away from the main sequence - put a definition in the opening sentence, clarify details later

119.18.2.2377/6/2024, 3:21:33 AM

Removed contradictions.

21.Andromedae1/22/2024, 1:03:04 PM

Beta Cassiopeiae is not a well-known example of a Delta Scuti variable.

AnomieBOT11/6/2023, 12:05:45 PM

Dating maintenance tags: {{Needs expert}} {{Contradiction-inline}}

Modest Genius11/6/2023, 11:44:14 AM

/* top */ tag contradiction, {{needs expert}} to resolve

Lithopsian8/18/2023, 8:31:09 PM

Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/205.189.94.2|205.189.94.2]] ([[User talk:205.189.94.2|talk]]) to last revision by 400Weir

205.189.94.28/18/2023, 8:21:34 PM
400Weir8/1/2023, 9:32:56 PM

More accurate colors

400Weir6/14/2023, 9:53:17 PM

/* Examples */ Added some color to the table. It shouldn't be too similar because it is a somewhat wider range of stars.

400Weir6/8/2023, 1:59:33 PM

/* Examples */ Added QQ Telescopii

400Weir5/24/2023, 9:24:39 PM

/* Examples */ Added V701 CrA

Eyesnore4/12/2023, 1:19:48 PM

/* Examples */

Lithopsian3/31/2023, 2:24:19 PM

Undid revision 1147503758 by [[Special:Contributions/182.1.209.70|182.1.209.70]] ([[User talk:182.1.209.70|talk]]) poor grammar, wrong caps, merging two sentences about (slightly) different subjects

182.1.209.703/31/2023, 11:35:50 AM

Typo

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