M-type giant star

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ruchbah
gptkbp:average_temperature < 3,500 K
gptkbp:can_create gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:color gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:exhibits variable brightness
pulsations
gptkbp:has_luminosity up to 10,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:M
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M-type giant star
gptkbp:is_associated_with stellar winds
carbon stars
red dwarf stars
gptkbp:is_atype_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:is_characterized_by cool surface temperature
strong molecular bands in spectrum
gptkbp:is_essential_for understanding stellar nucleosynthesis
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
star clusters
gptkbp:is_known_for high metallicity
its red color
produce heavy elements
gptkbp:is_observed_in infrared wavelengths
various galaxies
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to K-type giant stars
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as the late stages of stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_often_used_in the universe
G-type stars
gptkbp:is_part_of stellar populations
the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
the Milky Way's stellar population.
the stellar lifecycle
the cosmic chemical evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
mass loss rates
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:is_used_to calibrate distance scales
gptkbp:lifespan up to several billion years
gptkbp:lighting main-sequence stars
gptkbp:located_in the lower right of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
gptkbp:mass 0.8 to 8 solar masses
gptkbp:origin gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:scientific_classification supergiant or giant
gptkbp:size main-sequence stars