Similarities between Main sequence and Stellar classification
Main sequence and Stellar classification have 45 things in common (in Unionpedia): Annie Jump Cannon, Apparent magnitude, Astronomy, Black hole, Brown dwarf, Carbon, Color index, Dwarf star, Edward Charles Pickering, Effective temperature, Harvard College Observatory, Helium, Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, Hydrogen, Jupiter, K-type main-sequence star, Kelvin, Luminosity, Metallicity, Mnemonic, Molecular cloud, Nitrogen, Nuclear fusion, Order of magnitude, Oxygen, Parallax, Philip Childs Keenan, Photosphere, Protostar, Quantum mechanics, ..., Red dwarf, Sirius, Solar mass, Spectral line, Star, Stellar classification, Stellar evolution, Stellar rotation, Subdwarf, Sun, Supergiant star, Triple-alpha process, White dwarf, William Wilson Morgan, 61 Cygni. Expand index (15 more) »
Annie Jump Cannon
Annie Jump Cannon (December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941) was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification.
Annie Jump Cannon and Main sequence · Annie Jump Cannon and Stellar classification ·
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial object is a number that is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth.
Apparent magnitude and Main sequence · Apparent magnitude and Stellar classification ·
Astronomy
Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.
Astronomy and Main sequence · Astronomy and Stellar classification ·
Black hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime exhibiting such strong gravitational effects that nothing—not even particles and electromagnetic radiation such as light—can escape from inside it.
Black hole and Main sequence · Black hole and Stellar classification ·
Brown dwarf
Brown dwarfs are substellar objects that occupy the mass range between the heaviest gas giant planets and the lightest stars, having masses between approximately 13 to 75–80 times that of Jupiter, or approximately to about.
Brown dwarf and Main sequence · Brown dwarf and Stellar classification ·
Carbon
Carbon (from carbo "coal") is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6.
Carbon and Main sequence · Carbon and Stellar classification ·
Color index
In astronomy, the color index is a simple numerical expression that determines the color of an object, which in the case of a star gives its temperature.
Color index and Main sequence · Color index and Stellar classification ·
Dwarf star
A dwarf star is a star of relatively small size and low luminosity.
Dwarf star and Main sequence · Dwarf star and Stellar classification ·
Edward Charles Pickering
Prof Edward Charles Pickering FRS(For) HFRSE (July 19, 1846 – February 3, 1919) was an American astronomer and physicist and the older brother to William Henry Pickering.
Edward Charles Pickering and Main sequence · Edward Charles Pickering and Stellar classification ·
Effective temperature
The effective temperature of a body such as a star or planet is the temperature of a black body that would emit the same total amount of electromagnetic radiation.
Effective temperature and Main sequence · Effective temperature and Stellar classification ·
Harvard College Observatory
The Harvard College Observatory (HCO) is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy.
Harvard College Observatory and Main sequence · Harvard College Observatory and Stellar classification ·
Helium
Helium (from lit) is a chemical element with symbol He and atomic number 2.
Helium and Main sequence · Helium and Stellar classification ·
Hertzsprung–Russell diagram
The Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, abbreviated H–R diagram, HR diagram or HRD, is a scatter plot of stars showing the relationship between the stars' absolute magnitudes or luminosities versus their stellar classifications or effective temperatures.
Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and Main sequence · Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and Stellar classification ·
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1.
Hydrogen and Main sequence · Hydrogen and Stellar classification ·
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
Jupiter and Main sequence · Jupiter and Stellar classification ·
K-type main-sequence star
A K-type main-sequence star (K V), also referred to as an orange dwarf or K dwarf, is a main-sequence (hydrogen-burning) star of spectral type K and luminosity class V. These stars are intermediate in size between red M-type main-sequence stars ("red dwarfs") and yellow G-type main-sequence stars.
K-type main-sequence star and Main sequence · K-type main-sequence star and Stellar classification ·
Kelvin
The Kelvin scale is an absolute thermodynamic temperature scale using as its null point absolute zero, the temperature at which all thermal motion ceases in the classical description of thermodynamics.
Kelvin and Main sequence · Kelvin and Stellar classification ·
Luminosity
In astronomy, luminosity is the total amount of energy emitted per unit of time by a star, galaxy, or other astronomical object.
Luminosity and Main sequence · Luminosity and Stellar classification ·
Metallicity
In astronomy, metallicity is used to describe the abundance of elements present in an object that are heavier than hydrogen or helium.
Main sequence and Metallicity · Metallicity and Stellar classification ·
Mnemonic
A mnemonic (the first "m" is silent) device, or memory device, is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval (remembering) in the human memory.
Main sequence and Mnemonic · Mnemonic and Stellar classification ·
Molecular cloud
A molecular cloud, sometimes called a stellar nursery (if star formation is occurring within), is a type of interstellar cloud, the density and size of which permit the formation of molecules, most commonly molecular hydrogen (H2).
Main sequence and Molecular cloud · Molecular cloud and Stellar classification ·
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7.
Main sequence and Nitrogen · Nitrogen and Stellar classification ·
Nuclear fusion
In nuclear physics, nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei come close enough to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons).
Main sequence and Nuclear fusion · Nuclear fusion and Stellar classification ·
Order of magnitude
An order of magnitude is an approximate measure of the number of digits that a number has in the commonly-used base-ten number system.
Main sequence and Order of magnitude · Order of magnitude and Stellar classification ·
Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8.
Main sequence and Oxygen · Oxygen and Stellar classification ·
Parallax
Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines.
Main sequence and Parallax · Parallax and Stellar classification ·
Philip Childs Keenan
Philip Childs Keenan (March 31, 1908 – April 20, 2000) was an American astronomer.
Main sequence and Philip Childs Keenan · Philip Childs Keenan and Stellar classification ·
Photosphere
The photosphere is a star's outer shell from which light is radiated.
Main sequence and Photosphere · Photosphere and Stellar classification ·
Protostar
A protostar is a very young star that is still gathering mass from its parent molecular cloud.
Main sequence and Protostar · Protostar and Stellar classification ·
Quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics (QM; also known as quantum physics, quantum theory, the wave mechanical model, or matrix mechanics), including quantum field theory, is a fundamental theory in physics which describes nature at the smallest scales of energy levels of atoms and subatomic particles.
Main sequence and Quantum mechanics · Quantum mechanics and Stellar classification ·
Red dwarf
A red dwarf (or M dwarf) is a small and relatively cool star on the main sequence, of M spectral type.
Main sequence and Red dwarf · Red dwarf and Stellar classification ·
Sirius
Sirius (a romanization of Greek Σείριος, Seirios,."glowing" or "scorching") is a star system and the brightest star in the Earth's night sky.
Main sequence and Sirius · Sirius and Stellar classification ·
Solar mass
The solar mass is a standard unit of mass in astronomy, equal to approximately.
Main sequence and Solar mass · Solar mass and Stellar classification ·
Spectral line
A spectral line is a dark or bright line in an otherwise uniform and continuous spectrum, resulting from emission or absorption of light in a narrow frequency range, compared with the nearby frequencies.
Main sequence and Spectral line · Spectral line and Stellar classification ·
Star
A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.
Main sequence and Star · Star and Stellar classification ·
Stellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics.
Main sequence and Stellar classification · Stellar classification and Stellar classification ·
Stellar evolution
Stellar evolution is the process by which a star changes over the course of time.
Main sequence and Stellar evolution · Stellar classification and Stellar evolution ·
Stellar rotation
Stellar rotation is the angular motion of a star about its axis.
Main sequence and Stellar rotation · Stellar classification and Stellar rotation ·
Subdwarf
A subdwarf, sometimes denoted by "sd", is a star with luminosity class VI under the Yerkes spectral classification system.
Main sequence and Subdwarf · Stellar classification and Subdwarf ·
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.
Main sequence and Sun · Stellar classification and Sun ·
Supergiant star
Supergiants are among the most massive and most luminous stars.
Main sequence and Supergiant star · Stellar classification and Supergiant star ·
Triple-alpha process
The triple-alpha process is a set of nuclear fusion reactions by which three helium-4 nuclei (alpha particles) are transformed into carbon.
Main sequence and Triple-alpha process · Stellar classification and Triple-alpha process ·
White dwarf
A white dwarf, also called a degenerate dwarf, is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter.
Main sequence and White dwarf · Stellar classification and White dwarf ·
William Wilson Morgan
William Wilson Morgan (January 3, 1906 – June 21, 1994) was an American astronomer and astrophysicist.
Main sequence and William Wilson Morgan · Stellar classification and William Wilson Morgan ·
61 Cygni
61 Cygni Not to be confused with 16 Cygni, a more distant system containing two G-type stars harboring the gas giant planet 16 Cygni Bb.
61 Cygni and Main sequence · 61 Cygni and Stellar classification ·
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Main sequence and Stellar classification Comparison
Main sequence has 127 relations, while Stellar classification has 230. As they have in common 45, the Jaccard index is 12.61% = 45 / (127 + 230).
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