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has spectral type |
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has surface temperature |
is an instance of |
has V magnitude |
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| B star | | | O, B, A, and early F | | 11000 to 28000 K | | | blue-white | | | | He I | | early star | | | Blue-white star of spectral type B whose spectra are characterized by absorption lines of neutral helium which reach their maximum intensity at B2. The Balmer lines of hydrogen are strong, and lines of singly ionized oxygen and other gases are also present. | |
| dwarf | | | | | greater than 1000 Kelvin | | | | | d | | | | star | | main sequence star | Star with mass equal to or less than that of the sun. More generally, any star on or below the main sequence in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram. | V |
| naked eye star | | | | Milky Way | greater than 1000 Kelvin | | | | for many centuries | | | | asterism | naked eye object | brighter than 5 | | A star visible without visual aids | |
| Alpha Leonis | 10 8 22.3 | +11 58 2 | B7V | Milky Way | 11000 to 28000 K | naked eye star | 1.35 | blue-white | for many centuries | d | -0.11 | He I | asterism | | brighter than 5 | HR 3982 | | V |
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