Stars: Properties and Classification
Stars: Properties and Classification
Stars: Properties and Classification
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The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram<br />
L=4πR 2 σT 4<br />
Red Giants<br />
- Red Giant stars<br />
are very large, cool<br />
<strong>and</strong> quite bright.<br />
Ex. Betelgeuse is<br />
100,000 times more<br />
luminous than the Sun<br />
but is only 3,500K on<br />
the surface. Its radius<br />
is 1,000 times that of the<br />
Sun.