In stellar classification, a giant star is a name given to a type of star that has a specific measure of luminosity in proportion to its size.
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When stars are referred to by their spectral color, the terms are combined, making variants of this classification such as red giants and yellow giants.
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| Stellar classification | |
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| By class and type | class O blue-violet star • class B blue star • class A blue-white star • class F white star (white dwarf) • class G yellow star (yellow dwarf • yellow giant) • class K orange star (orange giant) • class M red star (red dwarf • red giant • red supergiant) • boson star • brown dwarf • green star • N-type star • R-type star • S-type star • D-type star |
| By size or makeup | black hole/black star • carbon star • dwarf star (brown dwarf • red dwarf • white dwarf • yellow dwarf) • giant star (blue giant • red giant • orange giant • yellow giant) • Lazarus star • microstar • neutron star (collapsar • magnetar • pulsar) • protostar • supergiant • hypergiant • variable star • white hole • Wolf-Rayet star |
External link[]
- Giant star article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.