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[c] [11] Some of the most massive stars lie within this spectral class. O-type stars frequently have complicated surroundings that make measurement of their spectra difficult. O-type spectra formerly were defined by the ratio of the strength of the He II λ4541 relative to that of He I λ4471, where λ is the radiation wavelength. Spectral type ...
Below there are lists the nearest stars separated by spectral type. The scope of the list is still restricted to the main sequence spectral types: M, K, F, G, A, B and O. It may be later expanded to other types, such as S, D or C. The Alpha Centauri star system is the closest star system to the Sun.
Beta Cassiopeiae (β Cassiopeiae, abbreviated Beta Cas or β Cas), officially named Caph / ˈ k æ f /, [12] [13] is a Delta Scuti variable star in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is a giant star belonging to the spectral class F2. The white star of second magnitude (+2.28 mag, variable) has an absolute magnitude of +1.3 mag.
A subdwarf, sometimes denoted by "sd", is a star with luminosity class VI under the Yerkes spectral classification system. They are defined as stars with luminosity 1.5 to 2 magnitudes lower than that of main-sequence stars of the same spectral type. On a Hertzsprung–Russell diagram subdwarfs appear to lie below the main sequence. [a]
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B's two components are a primary yellow giant star and a secondary, yellow-white dwarf star in a 51.578 day orbit. [20] Alpha Herculis A is an asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star, a luminous red giant that has both hydrogen and helium shells around a degenerate carbon-oxygen core. It is the second nearest AGB star to the Sun.
Alpha Sextantis is the brightest star in the constellation and the only star above the fifth magnitude with an apparent magnitude of 4.49. It is an ageing A-type star of spectral class A0 III [7] located 280 ± 20 light-years away [8] from the Solar System. At the age of 385 million years, [9] it is exhausting hydrogen at its core and leaving ...
Theta Eridani is a binary system with some evidence suggesting it is part of a multiple star system. [7] [22] The main star, θ 1 Eridani, is of spectral class A4 with a +3.2 apparent magnitude. Its companion star, θ 2 Eridani, is of spectral class A1 with an apparent magnitude of +4.1. The angular separation of the two stars is equal to 8.3 ...