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A yellow dwarf is just a star, like all the other billion stars.
What makes it yellow, is it's temperature. A hotter star will appear white to blue, whereas a cooler star will appear orange to red.
Our Sun, a yellow dwarf comprises about 73% hydrogen and 25% helium. Because it is a population I star, it also contains many heavier elements, which accounts for its size and longevity.
The known percentages are:-
- Hydrogen 73.46%
- Helium 24.85%
- Oxygen 0.77%
- Carbon 0.29%
- Iron 0.16%
- Sulfur 0.12%
- Neon 0.12%
- Nitrogen 0.09%
- Silicon 0.07%
- Magnesium 0.05%
What else can I help you with?
What is the mass of the yellow dwarf star?
Our Sun is a yellow dwarf, so it's mass will be comparable. See related questions for the mass of the Sun
What is a dwarf lake iris?
It is Iris pseudacorus, a yellow wildflower.
What is the percentage of yellow dwarf stars with solar systems in the Milky Way?
It is estimated that about 5-10% of yellow dwarf stars in the Milky Way have solar systems, based on current scientific observations and data.
Carbon and what other element make up a white dwarf?
Carbon and oxygen are the two main elements that make up a white dwarf star. These elements are the end products of nuclear fusion in the core of the star before it exhausted its nuclear fuel and collapsed to form a white dwarf.
Can dwarf planets be made of gas?
Not really, they are made of rock.
What planet is a yellow dwarf?
None. A yellow dwarf is a type of star, not a planet. The sun is a yellow dwarf.
What is the G2 spectrum yellow dwarf called?
The G2 spectrum yellow dwarf is called the Sun.
When was Dwarf yellow-headed gecko created?
Dwarf yellow-headed gecko was created in 1964.
What are the three classification of star?
Red dwarf, yellow dwarf, red dwarf
What are the three basic classifications of stars?
Red dwarf, yellow dwarf, red dwarf
What are three basic classification of stars are?
Red dwarf, yellow dwarf, red dwarf
Which planet has yellow dwarf star?
Earth and the seven other planets of our solar system have a yellow dwarf star: the sun.
Is a dwarf star bigger than your sun?
Depends what type of dwarf star. - Our Sun is a yellow dwarf.
How small is a yellow dwarf?
The Sun is a classed as a yellow dwarf. That's a typical size for these stars. The term dwarf is a bit misleading here. The Sun is much larger than a red dwarf star, for example.
Which heavenly body is known as yellow dwarf?
The sun is a G-type main sequence star, sometimes called a yellow dwarf.
Is the sun yellow?
The sun is yellow dwarf star or type G.
What is the mass of a yellow dwarf star?
Our Sun is a yellow dwarf, so it's mass will be comparable. See related questions for the mass of the Sun
