| Exploring the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram |
| Size Comparison |
| Cursor Properties | ||||||
| Temperature: | K | |||||
| Luminosity: | L☉ | |||||
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These values are for a star at the position of the red X cursor shown in the H-R diagram. The Size Comparison panel above shows the relative size and color of such a star compared to our Sun. | ||||||
| Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram | |||
| Plot Labels | |||
| x-axis scale: | y-axis scale: | ||
| Main Sequence | isoradius lines | ||
| luminosity classes | Instability Strip | ||
| Plotted Stars | |||
| no stars | the nearest stars | the brightest stars | |
| both the nearest and the brightest stars | the overlap | ||