A-type stars

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf stellar classification
gptkbp:Balmer_lines strongest in A0–A2
gptkbp:color white
gptkbp:commonIn young stellar populations
gptkbp:core_fusion_process hydrogen fusion
gptkbp:discoveredBy 19th century spectral classification
gptkbp:evolutionary_fate white dwarf
gptkbp:fraction_of_visible_stars about 1 in 160
gptkbp:giant_designation gptkb:giant
gptkbp:helium_lines weak or absent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A-type stars
gptkbp:hydrogen_lines strong
gptkbp:infrared_excess possible (debris disks)
gptkbp:lifespan hundreds of millions of years
gptkbp:location_in_HR_diagram upper left
gptkbp:luminosity_class V (main sequence)
gptkbp:magnetic_activity low
gptkbp:main_sequence_designation gptkb:Elf
gptkbp:main_sequence_example stellar classification
gptkbp:main_sequence_luminosity 10–50 times solar luminosity
gptkbp:metal_lines present
gptkbp:metallic-line_stars gptkb:Am_stars
gptkbp:notable_variable_type gptkb:Delta_Scuti
gptkb:SX_Phoenicis
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Sirius
gptkb:Vega
gptkb:Deneb
gptkbp:peculiar_stars gptkb:Ap_stars
gptkbp:planet_hosting_frequency low
gptkbp:range 1.4–2.1 solar masses
gptkbp:rare_in old stellar populations
gptkbp:rotationPeriod gptkb:fire
gptkbp:spectralType A
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:A3
gptkb:A9
gptkb:A5
gptkb:A4
gptkb:A2
gptkb:A6
gptkb:A8
A1
A0
A7
gptkbp:supergiant_designation supergiant
gptkbp:surfaceGravity high (main sequence)
lower (giants, supergiants)
gptkbp:temperature 7,500–10,000 K
gptkbp:ultraviolet_emission moderate
gptkbp:variant some are variable stars
gptkbp:X-ray_emission weak
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Population_I
gptkb:main_sequence
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6