light curve
Noun
Meaning
light curve (plural light curves)
(astronomy) a graph of the intensity of radiation from an astronomical object as it changes with time
Examples
For example, NASA's Kepler Mission seeks to discover Earth-sized planets around other stars by measuring minute changes in the star's light curve as the planet passes between the star and the spacecraft.
In 1991, a rotation period of Nereid of about 13.6 hours was determined by an analysis of its light curve.
In combination with the changing transparency of the ejected material, they produce the rapidly declining light curve.
Its rotational period is 5.917813 hours, a value determined by observing its distinct light curve.
SN 1961f in NGC 3003 was the prototype and only member of the Type IV class, with a light curve similar to a Type II-P supernova, with hydrogen absorption lines but weak hydrogen emission lines.
SN 2005ek citation might be an observational example of an ultra-stripped supernova, giving rise to a relatively dim and fast decaying light curve.