“short period”

The following 2 entries include the term short period.

short-period comet

noun

: one of numerous periodic comets whose times of revolution around the sun range from 3.3 years (as for Encke's comet) to a few dozen years

short-period variable

noun

: a variable star whose regular cycle of light fluctuations has a length of a few hours, days, or weeks


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