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Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

The HR Diagram plots stars by their temperature (x-axis, decreasing right to left) and luminosity (y-axis, increasing upward). Stars spend most of their lives on the Main Sequence, where hydrogen fusion occurs in their cores.

Selected Star

Name: Hover over a star

Type: -

Temperature: -

Luminosity: -

Mass: -

Radius: -

Spectral Classes

O
B
A
F
G
K
M

Stellar Regions

Main Sequence
Red Giants
Supergiants
White Dwarfs

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