Pentagrammic crossed-antiprism

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Uniform pentagrammic crossed-antiprism
Pentagrammic crossed antiprism.png
Type Prismatic uniform polyhedron
Elements F = 12, E = 20
V = 10 (χ = 2)
Faces by sides10{3}+2{5/2}
Schläfli symbol s{2,10/3}
sr{2,5/3}
Wythoff symbol | 2 2 5/3
Coxeter diagram CDel node h.pngCDel 2x.pngCDel node h.pngCDel 10.pngCDel rat.pngCDel d3.pngCDel node.png
=CDel node h.pngCDel 2x.pngCDel node h.pngCDel 5.pngCDel rat.pngCDel d3.pngCDel node h.png
Symmetry D5h, [5,2], (*522), order 20
Rotation groupD5, [5,2]+, (552), order 10
D5d
Index references U 80(a)
Dual Pentagrammic concave trapezohedron
Properties nonconvex
Pentagrammic crossed-antiprism vertfig.png
Vertex figure
3.3.3.5/3 or 3.3.3.-5/2
3D model of a (uniform) pentagrammic crossed-antiprism Crossed pentagrammic antiprism.stl
3D model of a (uniform) pentagrammic crossed-antiprism

In geometry, the pentagrammic crossed-antiprism is one in an infinite set of nonconvex antiprisms formed by triangle sides and two regular star polygon caps, in this case two pentagrams.

It differs from the pentagrammic antiprism by having opposite orientations on the two pentagrams.

This polyhedron is identified with the indexed name U80 as a uniform polyhedron.

Pentagrammic crossed-antiprism.png
An alternative representation with hollow pentagrams.

The pentagrammic crossed-antiprism may be inscribed within an icosahedron, and has ten triangular faces in common with the great icosahedron. It has the same vertex arrangement as the pentagonal antiprism. In fact, it may be considered as a parabidiminished great icosahedron.

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Pentagrammic crossed-antiprism
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Great icosahedron coloured with D5d symmetry

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