The mass of a star determines how it ends its life cycle. Less massive stars become white dwarfs, shedding their outer layers as glowing shells of ionized gas (planetary nebulae). Stars 10+ times more massive than the Sun can be rendered as supernovae, as their cores collapse into black holes.
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The mass of the star.
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A giant star that ends it life in a supernova
No. It is a typical star of the main sequence for its mass. The composition and mass of each star determines its color, size, and life cycle.
It's Mass
How does a star form and what determines its lifespan?Read more: How_does_a_star_form_and_what_determines_its_lifespan
The temperature determines the color of the star!:)
Understand that the Main Sequence is not a place or a category that a star belongs to all its life. A star's destiny is controlled by its size and this determines how much time it spends on the Main Sequence.
Its Mass.
Ultimately the mass a star has at the end of its life depends on its initial mass. This mass determines what stages a star will go through in its death throws.