luminosity class
Americannoun
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What are the luminosity class and spectral type of a star with an effective temperature of 5000 K and a luminosity of 100 LSun?
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Estimating the luminosity class of an M star is much more important than measuring it for an O star if you are determining the distance to that star.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Spectral classification can therefore be used to estimate the luminosity class of a star as well as its temperature.
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