Explore tens of thousands of sets crafted by our community.
Types of Stars
10
Flashcards
0/10
Blue Giant
Size: Larger than the Sun; Temperature: 10,000–50,000 K; Lifespan: Tens of millions of years
Red Dwarf
Size: Smaller than the Sun; Temperature: 2,500–4,000 K; Lifespan: Trillions of years
Hypergiant
Size: Some of the universe's largest stars, over 1,000 times the Sun's radius; Temperature: Varies, 3,000–30,000 K; Lifespan: A few million years
Brown Dwarf
Size: Between a large planet and a small star; Temperature: 1,000–2,500 K; Lifespan: Can persist for billions of years, but not as active stars
Supergiant
Size: Among the largest stars, over 1,000 times the Sun's radius; Temperature: 3,500–20,000 K; Lifespan: Typically a few million years
Red Giant
Size: Enormous diameter, up to 100 times larger than the Sun; Temperature: 3,000–5,000 K; Lifespan: Millions to billions of years
Wolf-Rayet Star
Size: About 20 times the Sun's mass; Temperature: Up to 200,000 K; Lifespan: Short, a few hundred thousand to a few million years
White Dwarf
Size: Similar to Earth; Temperature: Approximately 100,000 K; Lifespan: Can cool over billions of years
Main Sequence Star
Size: Varies, can be similar to the Sun; Temperature: 2,500–30,000 K; Lifespan: Billions of years depending on mass
Neutron Star
Size: About 20 km in diameter; Temperature: Surface can exceed 1 million K; Lifespan: Can spin for millions of years after formation
© Hypatia.Tech. 2024 All rights reserved.