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| subgiant CH star comparison table | |||
| Subject | is a kind of | has spectral type | has definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| barium star | heavy-metal star | Peculiar low-velocity, strong lined red-giant stars of spectral types G, K, and M, with abnormally large abundances of heavy s-process (but not r-process) elements. They are usually regarded as old disk stars of ~ 1-2 Msun. | |
| subgiant CH star | barium star | < G5 | Hot Ba star |
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