Harvard classification
/ (ˈhɑːvəd) /
noun
a classification of stars based on the characteristic spectral absorption lines and bands of the chemical elements present: See spectral type
Origin of Harvard classification
1C20: named after the observatory at Harvard, Massachusetts, where it was prepared and published as part of The Henry Draper Catalogue (1924)
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