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What is it called when there is a sun that is a satellite to another sun?
That's called a binary star. Since the mass of the two stars is fairly similar (not nearly as much mass difference as between the Sun and Earth, for example), both are in orbit; it is more accurate to say that both stars move around the common center of mass.That's called a binary star. Since the mass of the two stars is fairly similar (not nearly as much mass difference as between the Sun and Earth, for example), both are in orbit; it is more accurate to say that both stars move around the common center of mass.That's called a binary star. Since the mass of the two stars is fairly similar (not nearly as much mass difference as between the Sun and Earth, for example), both are in orbit; it is more accurate to say that both stars move around the common center of mass.That's called a binary star. Since the mass of the two stars is fairly similar (not nearly as much mass difference as between the Sun and Earth, for example), both are in orbit; it is more accurate to say that both stars move around the common center of mass.
What may the collapsed core of a supergiant star form?
What the core of the star will become is dependent of the mass of the supergiant star. Stars between about 3 and 10 solar masses will generally become neutron stars. Stars above 10 solar masses generally become black holes.
Why the sun is not the hottest star?
It's mass is not as large as some other stars, there was not as much hydrogen available in the local area when the solar system was formed. Stars with a higher mass have higher temperatures and pressures.
What determines whether a very massive star will become a neutron?
Whether a star will become a neutron star is determined by its mass. Generally, stars that are more than 8 solar masses (have a mass that is more than 8 times that of our Sun), but are less than 15 solar masses will become neutron stars when they die.
Binary stars can be used to calculate the of stars?
Double stars, also called binary stars, are valuable to astronomers because they are the only stars of which astronomers can easily calculate their mass. They are bound to each other by gravity and orbit about a common center. The time it takes for one star to orbit the other depends on the distance between the two stars and their masses.
Why are there millions of stars in the solar system?
There is only one star in the solar system (Sun). However, there are between 2*1011 and 4*1011 stars in the galaxy, the number of them present dictated by the initial mass-energy of the galaxy and the mass of the component stars.
What is the difference between stars that become white dwarfs stars that become neutron stars and stars that become black holes?
The difference is in mass. Low to medium mass stars (up to about 8-10 solar masses) become white dwarfs. Massive stars (10 to 25 solar masses) become neutron stars. Stars above 25 solar masses tend to become black holes.
Is the sun larger than most yellow dwarf stars?
Its roughly in the middle of the Yellow Dwarf population. Yellow dwarves are roughly between 0.8 and 1.2 solar masses (1 solar mass is our suns solar mass).
What is a mass of stars called?
An isolated and distinct mass of stars is a galaxy.
What is the star Capella's size?
Capella has four parts: Two large stars (Aa and Ab) and two faint red dwarf stars. The combined mass of the two larger stars is 5.25 in solar mass and 21.4 in solar diameter.
Why is there a lower mass limit of 0.08 solar-masses for main-sequence stars?
Below about 0.08 solar masses an object will not be able to ignite nuclear fusion. There may be small amounts of deuterium fusion, but it is not sustainable. Objects between 0.08 solar masses and about 13 Jupiter masses are called brown dwarfs.
Why some massive stars become neutron stars and other black holes?
It depends on the mass of the star and how much of the star actually goes into the remnant.Stars between 10 and 25 times the mass of the sun form neutron stars. Stars over 40 solar masses form black holes. Stars between 25 and 40 solar masses can form either depending on how much of the star is blown away during the supernova and how much falls back into the collapsing core.
What is the weight of star?
Stars do not have weight they have mass. Our Sun is said to be one solar mass or 1.98892×1030 kg. There are stars smaller than our Sun (read dwarfs) which can be down to 0.075 solar masses and stars much much bigger than the Sun (Hypergiants) which can reach 80-150 solar masses.
Unit used to measure the stars is called a?
magnitude for brightness, lightyear for distance, degrees C or K for temperature or colour, solar masses for mass, ...
How big is the stars in your galaxy?
Our galaxy, the milky way, has stars much bigger than our sun. Our sun is considered one solar mass in it's size. The Milky Way has star that range from 1/2 a solar mass to 50 or 100 solar masses.
What stars form the smallest white dwarfs?
Generally small stars. A very low mass star (< 0.5 solar mass) will produce a helium white dwarf.
What do you call a huge mass of stars and planets?
A huge mass of stars and planets is called a galaxy.
