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What is a giant star?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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A giant star is a star with substantially larger radius and luminosity than a main sequence star of the same surface temperature.

There are many giant stars.

  • Orange giants
  • Yellow giants
  • White giants
  • Red giants
  • Blue giants
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