Careful measurements reveal that a star maintains a steady apparent brightness at most times except that at precise intervals of 127 hours the star becomes dimmer for about 4 hours. The most likely explanation is that Careful measurements reveal that a star maintains a steady apparent brightness at most times except that at precise intervals of 127 hours the star becomes dimmer for about 4 hours. The most likely explanation is that: a. the star is a white dwarf.
b. the star is periodically ejecting gas into space, every 127 hours.
c. the star is a Cepheid variable.
d. the star is a member of an eclipsing binary star system.