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What stars have left the main sequence?

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The main sequence stars are stars that fuse hydrogen, so the stars that have left the main sequence are the ones that have basically run out of hydrogen.

They are the Red Giant stars, Supergiant stars and White Dwarf stars.

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Any star that has stopped fusing hydrogen into helium has left the main sequence.

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That happens when a star runs out of hydrogen, and starts fusing helium, converting it into heavier elements.

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