Star Classification
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! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Percent of all stars | ! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Percent of all stars | ||
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− | | O | + | | style="text-align: center;" | O |
− | + | | style="text-align: center; background:#9db4ff" | Blue | |
| 16 or more | | 16 or more | ||
| 6.6 or more | | 6.6 or more | ||
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| 0.00003% | | 0.00003% | ||
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− | | B | + | | style="text-align: center;" | B |
− | ! style="background:#bbccff;" | Blue White | + | ! style="text-align: center; background:#bbccff;" | Blue White |
| 2.1 - 16 | | 2.1 - 16 | ||
| 1.8 - 6.6 | | 1.8 - 6.6 | ||
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| 0.13% | | 0.13% | ||
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− | | A | + | | style="text-align: center;" | A |
− | ! style="background:#fbf8ff;" | White | + | ! style="text-align: center; background:#fbf8ff;" | White |
| 1.4 - 2.1 | | 1.4 - 2.1 | ||
| 1.4 - 1.8 | | 1.4 - 1.8 | ||
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| 0.6% | | 0.6% | ||
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− | | F | + | | style="text-align: center;" | F |
− | ! style="background:#ffffed;" | Yellow White | + | ! style="text-align: center; background:#ffffed;" | Yellow White |
| 1.04 - 1.4 | | 1.04 - 1.4 | ||
| 1.15 - 1.4 | | 1.15 - 1.4 | ||
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| 3% | | 3% | ||
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− | | G | + | | style="text-align: center;" | G |
− | !style="background:#ffff00;"| Yellow | + | !style="text-align: center; background:#ffff00;"| Yellow |
| 0.8 - 1.04 | | 0.8 - 1.04 | ||
| 0.96 - 1.15 | | 0.96 - 1.15 | ||
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| 7.6% | | 7.6% | ||
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− | | K | + | | style="text-align: center;" | K |
− | | style="background:#ff9833;" | Orange | + | | style="text-align: center; background:#ff9833;" | Orange |
| 0.45 - 0.8 | | 0.45 - 0.8 | ||
| 0.7 - 0.96 | | 0.7 - 0.96 | ||
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| 12.1% | | 12.1% | ||
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− | | M | + | | style="text-align: center;" | M |
− | | style="background:#ff0000; color:#fff;"| Red | + | | style="text-align: center; background:#ff0000; color:#fff;"| Red |
| 0.08 - 0.45 | | 0.08 - 0.45 | ||
| 0.7 or less | | 0.7 or less |
Revision as of 10:56, 3 June 2015
Stars are classified by color, mass and size.
This page uses data and statistics from Wikipedia, and may not reflect actual game statistics
Main Sequence stars
Class | Color | Mass range | Radius range | Luminosity range | Percent of all stars |
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O | Blue | 16 or more | 6.6 or more | 30,000 or more | 0.00003% |
B | Blue White | 2.1 - 16 | 1.8 - 6.6 | 25 - 30,000 | 0.13% |
A | White | 1.4 - 2.1 | 1.4 - 1.8 | 5 - 25 | 0.6% |
F | Yellow White | 1.04 - 1.4 | 1.15 - 1.4 | 1.5 - 5 | 3% |
G | Yellow | 0.8 - 1.04 | 0.96 - 1.15 | 0.6 - 1.5 | 7.6% |
K | Orange | 0.45 - 0.8 | 0.7 - 0.96 | 0.08 - 0.6 | 12.1% |
M | Red | 0.08 - 0.45 | 0.7 or less | 0.08 or less | 76.45% |
Other Stars
There are several known variations of stars, including Giants, Supergiants, Wolf-Rayet... These stars are essentially the same as their Main Sequence counterparts, with less common values. For instance a K Giant is an unusually big K Main Sequence star.
Wolf-Rayet stars are O class stars that are at the end of their life, which dramatically changes their size and light output.
External Documentation
Wikipedia was used as the source of all information on this page.