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Does smaller mass stars have a greater luminosity than larger mass stars?
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∙ 7y ago
This is not necessarily true. most of the time stars with a larger diameter have more mass but some stars with a smaller diameter are more dense and have a greater mass. Find a main sequence star chart and you can compare the data.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes.
Very high mass stars are very rare - about ~0.00003% of all stars on the main sequence.
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∙ 7y agoNo. The luminosity will also depend on what part of its life cycle a star is in, but in general, more massive stars tend to have a higher luminosity.
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∙ 7y agoNo, less.
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Are The most common type of stars are low luminosity stars?
Yes. Around 76% of the stars are low luminosity stars.
What is a sentence with luminosity?
The stars in the night sky shine with a remarkable luminosity.
How do you determine a stars luminosity?
To determine a star's luminosity is from size and temperature.
If a star is blue is its luminosity high or low?
Blue stars are very hot stars and so usually have high luminosity.
What is the definition of a supergiant?
Any of various very large bright stars, such as Betelgeuse, having a luminosity that is thousands of times greater than that of our sun.
Why do cool stars have greater luminosity than our sun?
They do not necessarily have greater luminosity, it depends on their size. Betelgeuse is cooler and brighter; a red dwarf is cooler and less bright.
Why can you see the stars when the sky is dark?
Because during the day - the Sun's luminosity is greater than the stars.
Are The most common type of stars are low luminosity stars?
Yes. Around 76% of the stars are low luminosity stars.
What is a sentence with luminosity?
The stars in the night sky shine with a remarkable luminosity.
Do the stars on the main sequence illustrate the mass-luminosity relationship?
Luminosity depends directly on mass because more massive main-sequence stars do not need to graviationally contract as far to reach fusion temperatures, and so they have a larger volume and contain a much larger amount of light energy, which diffuses out and generates a higher luminosity, very roughly in proportion to the higher volume.
How do you determine a stars luminosity?
To determine a star's luminosity is from size and temperature.
How does the size of our Sun compare to the size of other stars?
Most stars are smaller than the Sun, but those that are larger can be a lot larger.
If a star is blue is its luminosity high or low?
Blue stars are very hot stars and so usually have high luminosity.
Why are most visual binary stars of low luminosity?
If the binary stars were of too high luminosity it would be impossible to distinguish the two through vision alone. Therefore most visual binary stars are of low luminosity.
How does the size of the sun compare to the sizes of the stars?
Most stars are smaller than the Sun, but those that are larger can be a lot larger.
What is the definition of a supergiant?
Any of various very large bright stars, such as Betelgeuse, having a luminosity that is thousands of times greater than that of our sun.
Are stars smaller than planetesimals?
No. Stars are many times larger than planetesimals.
