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Does the stars mass have anything to do with the stars brightness?
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∙ 15y ago
the brightness of a star is dependant on its temperature and radius.
however, while a star is burning hydrogen into helium (which all stars do for most of their lifespan and it's usually this kind of object we mean when we say "star") a correlation does exist between the mass of the star and its luminosity (brightness)
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What are the four variables astromeners use to classify stars?
size/mass, temperature, color, and brightness
Do stars have the same brightness and sizes?
No. Stars vary greatly in size and brightness.
Do stars vary greatly in size and color only.?
No. Stars vary in lots of aspects, including:* Diameter * Mass * Color (and the related surface temperature) * Chemical composition * Density (related to mass and diameter) * Brightness
What is a stars brightness known as?
A star's brightness is known as its magnitude. Stars with lower magnitude numbers are brighter than stars with a higher magnitude number.
What affects the brightness of stars?
relative "brightness" is based on distance, size, and temperature
What are the 3 ways in which stars may differ from each other?
Brightness, Color and mass
What are the four variables astromeners use to classify stars?
size/mass, temperature, color, and brightness
Do stars have the same brightness and sizes?
No. Stars vary greatly in size and brightness.
What do you call two revolving stars of unequal brightness?
Two stars revolving around one another (around their center of mass, to be precise) are called a "binary star". There is no special name for the case that the brightness is unequal; this is actually the usual case.
Do stars vary greatly in size and color only.?
No. Stars vary in lots of aspects, including:* Diameter * Mass * Color (and the related surface temperature) * Chemical composition * Density (related to mass and diameter) * Brightness
Are stars different sizes and brightness?
Yes! Some stars are supergiants, which means that they are high-mass stars. They explode in a supernova towards the end of their life. These stars are generally brighter than others. A star's brightness also depends on its temperature. Red stars are the coolest temperature, followed by orange, yellow, white and blue stars.
How are stars ranked according to temperature and brightness?
To do so, astronomers calculate the brightness of stars as they would appear if it were 32.6 light-years, or 10 parsecs from Earth. Another measure of brightness is luminosity, which is the power of a star - the amount of energy (light) that a star emits from its surface.
What is a stars brightness known as?
A star's brightness is known as its magnitude. Stars with lower magnitude numbers are brighter than stars with a higher magnitude number.
What causes the apparent brightness or size of stars constellations and galaxies?
The size of stars depends on their mass and the stage of their life cycle. Constellations are just stars which happen to lie in the same general direction from Earth, and have nothing really to do with each other. Apparent brightess of a star or galaxy is the result of its intrinsic brightness and its distance from us.
What affects the brightness of stars?
relative "brightness" is based on distance, size, and temperature
Is shape affects the brightness of the stars?
no
What is the measure of a stars brightness?
Magnitude.
