fixed star

Japanese: fixed star(英語表記)fixedstar
fixed star

...the opposite of planet. In English it is called a fixed star, but it is often simply called a star. Physically, it refers to a single celestial body that emits light by itself like the sun, or that was in that state in the past.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "fixed star" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…惑星の対語。英語ではfixed starであるが,単にstarということが多い。物理的には太陽のようにみずから発光しているか,あるいは過去にそういう状態にあった単体の天体をいう。…

※「fixed star」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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