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Yes, generally the hottest main sequence stars are also the most massive. This is because more massive stars have higher core temperatures and pressures, resulting in hotter surface temperatures. Therefore, there is a direct correlation between a star's mass and its surface temperature on the main sequence.

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How does star color relate to mass?

There is no simple relation. The color does not depend only on the mass. The same star can change color, without a significant change in mass. For example, our Sun is currently yellow; in a few billion years, it is expected to get much larger, becoming a red giant. However, if we limit the sample of stars to those on the "main sequence" of the "HR diagram", there is something of a relation between mass and color. The most massive stars are blue or white. They are also hottest and most luminous. The least massive are the red dwarf stars, which are relatively cool and dim. Our Sun, which is a "main sequence" star at present, is somewhere in between those extremes. (There is a strong relationship between mass and luminosity for main sequence stars. The HR diagram, of course, shows there is a relationship between luminosity and color for the main sequence stars.)


Size of main sequence star?

A main sequence star is NOT a TYPE of star but a period in a stars evolution. Therefore all stars from the hottest to the coolest are on the main sequence at some stage - with the exception of brown dwarfs which do not reach the main sequence.


What is the hottest star in the solar system?

There is only one star in the solar system that is the sun. So to answer your question the sun is. The sun is a main sequence star also. The hottest stars are blue/white ones followed by stars like our own than the coolest stars are red ones


How do the stars differ?

Stars are classified by the H-R scale. They are classified by their luminosity and their temperature. They can also be classified by stage; our sun is a main sequence star while the center of the milky way is a black hole(the corpse of a super massive star).


What is the second hottest star?

Yellow stars are the second hottest, Blue stars are the first hottest. Red stars, even though they are they can be the biggest they are the coldest type of star, they are still hot, but not as hot as compared to other stars.

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What are the hottest stars in the main sequence also called?

There is no specific name of such stars. In stellar models they are given the classification of O-type main sequence stars.


Can you start with any two numbers when using finonacci's sequence?

The Fibonacci sequence starts with 1 and 1. However any sequence in which the first two terms are given and the rest are defined recursively as t(n) = t(n-2) + t(n-1), with n = 3, 4, ... is also known as a Fibonacci sequence. Note the "the" and "a" preceding Fibonacci sequence.


How does star color relate to mass?

There is no simple relation. The color does not depend only on the mass. The same star can change color, without a significant change in mass. For example, our Sun is currently yellow; in a few billion years, it is expected to get much larger, becoming a red giant. However, if we limit the sample of stars to those on the "main sequence" of the "HR diagram", there is something of a relation between mass and color. The most massive stars are blue or white. They are also hottest and most luminous. The least massive are the red dwarf stars, which are relatively cool and dim. Our Sun, which is a "main sequence" star at present, is somewhere in between those extremes. (There is a strong relationship between mass and luminosity for main sequence stars. The HR diagram, of course, shows there is a relationship between luminosity and color for the main sequence stars.)


What is the name of the person who came up with the Fibonacci sequence?

The Fibonacci sequence is named after the Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, who is also known as Fibonacci. He introduced the sequence to the Western world in his 1202 book "Liber Abaci," although the sequence itself had been previously described in Indian mathematics. The sequence starts with 0 and 1, with each subsequent number being the sum of the two preceding ones.


What is the significance of keyword 'new' in instance creation?

It's not just a keyword, it is also an operator in instance creation. This operator starts the sequence of constructing a new instance of object.


Size of main sequence star?

A main sequence star is NOT a TYPE of star but a period in a stars evolution. Therefore all stars from the hottest to the coolest are on the main sequence at some stage - with the exception of brown dwarfs which do not reach the main sequence.


What is the hottest day in Death Valley?

There is a reason its called Death Valley. The hottest day ever there is also the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth-- 134 degrees in 1913.


What part of the troposphere is the hottest?

well the troposphere is made up of different layers and the hottest part is the centre which is also known as the astehenosphere


What is the hottest star in the solar system?

There is only one star in the solar system that is the sun. So to answer your question the sun is. The sun is a main sequence star also. The hottest stars are blue/white ones followed by stars like our own than the coolest stars are red ones


Does amain sequence stars mass affect the rate it evolves?

Yes. The larger or more massive a star is, the faster it has to "burn" hydrogen to stay in Hydrostatic equilibrium.The largest stars, known as population III stars (Formed about 400 million years after the big bang) were massive and used up all of the available hydrogen in millions of years.Our Sun, is not so massive, so will stay on the main sequence for about 10 billion years. Part of this, is not due to it's mass, but also because of the metallicity or the metals within it. This "slows" down the rate of nuclear fusion.


Is the California desert the hottest region in California?

California has several deserts, but the High Desert, where Death Valley is located is by far the hottest. It is below sea level and frequently the hottest location in North America let alone California.


How is it possible that the inner core is a solid but its also the hottest layer?

The pressures from surrounding material is so intense that despite the high temperatures, the metals of the inner core cannot melt.