K class star

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A K class (also K type or orange star) is a type of star that is made up of neutral metals. The temperature is around 3,500 through 5,000 degrees Kelvin. (ST reference: Star Charts)

History and specifics

Type K0 V stars are 0.4 times as bright as Sol. Their habitable zone ranges from 0.49-0.83 AU and are 3-18 billion years old. Type K5 V stars are 0.1 times as bright as Sol and have 0.6 times its mass. Their habitable zone ranges from 0.25-0.42 AU and are 4-24 billion years old. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds)

In the language of the Vostigye and their Union, this type of star was called a Mol-class star. In August 2374, the Union patrol craft Ryemaran encountered a refugee Casciron vessel who claimed to have mixed up a star they approached with the one a border outpost was located at. In an alternate timeline where Harry Kim served aboard the Ryemaran, the lieutenant mixed up the K-class with the Mol-class designation when he discussed the situation with Captain Azorav Nagorim. (VOY - Myriad Universes - Infinity's Prism novella: Places of Exile)

Examples

• Albireo
• Alpha Centauri B
• Beta Reticuli (A/B)
• Beta Volantis
• Cardassia
• Dinasia
• Denab
• Gamma Mensae
• Garadius (A/B)
• Hamal
• Klaestron
• Kressari
• Ledos system component
• Mu Leonis A
• Sigma Librae
• Talvath
• Tau Cygna
• Wyngar
• Zeta Volantis (A/B)

Appendices

External link

• K-type main-sequence star article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.