Ap and Bp stars are peculiar stars (hence the “p”) of types A and B which show overabundances of some metals, such as strontium, chromium and europium; in addition, larger overabundances are often seen in praseodymium and neodymium. These stars have a much slower rotation than normal for A and B type stars, although some exhibit rotation velocities up to about 100 kilometers per second.
Read more about Ap And Bp Stars: Magnetic Fields, Abundance Spots, Rapidly Oscillating Ap Stars
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“They cannot scare me with their empty spaces
Between stars—on stars where no human race is.
I have it in me so much nearer home
To scare myself with my own desert places.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)