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blue giant | ||||
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blue giant | has definition High-temperature star (as opposed to red stars). Blue giants are generally on or near the main sequence of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. | |
has definition A giant star with spectral type O or B. Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books | ||
is a kind of giant | ||
giant | has luminosity class III | |
star | has star surface temperature | |
has spectral type | ||
has V magnitude | ||
has B magnitude | ||
has U magnitude | ||
has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth | ||
has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit | ||
has proper motion | ||
has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core | ||
has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion | ||
has energy production which takes place primarily within the core | ||
has surface density which depends on luminosity class | ||
has surface temperature greater than 1000 Kelvin | ||
has apparent magnitude | ||
has absolute magnitude | ||
has age | ||
has catalog star catalog | ||
has material hydrogen, helium | ||
has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity | ||
has mass greater than 0.08 the sun's mass | ||
celestial body | has spectra | |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | |
has angular momentum | ||
has momentum | ||
has temperature | ||
has volume | ||
has extent |
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