Luminosity Class

International Astronomical Union, O. o. A. f. E. Luminosity Class. OAE Multilingual Astronomy Glossary.

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Domain-specific

• A-Type Main-Sequence Star
  • Luminosity class V ordinarily denotes a hydrogen-burning main-sequence dwarf, and the International Astronomical Union's Office of Astronomy for Education describes dwarfs as stars fusing hydrogen to helium in their cores.
• B-type Main-Sequence Star
  • In ordinary stellar-astrophysical use, this joint classification identifies a hot, blue-to-blue-white, core-hydrogen-burning star.

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