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The 24 pages that link to Light curve, each with the reason it gives.

• Apparent magnitudeRelated: Plotting apparent magnitude reveals transits, pulsations, and other changes.

• SupernovaRelated: Its rise and decline help classify supernovae and estimate their luminosities.

• PhotometryRelated: It is the standard way to inspect photometric variability and transits.

• Variable starRelated: Its shape and timing reveal the pattern of a star’s variability.

• Kepler Space TelescopeRelated: Repeated transit-shaped features in Kepler light curves revealed candidate planets.

• Mira variableRelated: Its recurring maxima and minima reveal a Mira’s period, amplitude, and irregularities.

• Eclipsing binaryRelated: Its repeating dips record the timing and depth of each stellar eclipse.

• HaumeaRelated: Haumea’s changing brightness helped establish its rapid rotation and elongated shape.

• TESSRelated: Repeated dips in TESS light curves reveal possible transiting planets.

• Brian SchmidtRelated: Supernova light curves helped identify events and standardize their peak luminosities.

• High-Z Supernova Search TeamBroader topic: The shape and peak brightness of each supernova light curve helped estimate its distance.

• Classical Cepheid variableRelated: Its repeating, asymmetric shape reveals the pulsation cycle and helps determine the period.

• Type II CepheidRelated: Its shape and period reveal the pulsation pattern and help classify the variable.

• Time-domain astronomyBroader topic: Brightness changes in a light curve expose periodic behavior, eruptions, and fading events.

• AlgolRelated: Algol’s light curve displays the primary and secondary eclipses used to model its orbit.

• Superluminous supernovaRelated: Its rise and decline help distinguish competing power sources.

• X-ray pulsarRelated: An X-ray light curve displays the periodic rises and falls that identify pulsations.

• Flare starRelated: Its sharp, irregular rises and decays reveal flare timing and strength.

• 1I/ʻOumuamuaRelated: ʻOumuamua’s large brightness variations suggested an unusually elongated or irregular shape.

• 10 HygieaRelated: Brightness variations helped astronomers determine Hygiea’s spin and elongated shape before direct imaging.

• 2060 ChironRelated: Changes in Chiron’s brightness help track rotation and evolving activity.

• 3 JunoRelated: Juno’s light curve helps constrain its rotation and irregular shape.

• Minor-planet moonRelated: Brightness variations can reveal unresolved companions, though different shapes and spins can mimic them.

• SN 1972ERelated: SN 1972E's detailed rise and decline helped connect its peak brightness to its fading rate.