Properties (38)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Star
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gptkbp:atmosphere |
Strong stellar wind
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gptkbp:availableSizes |
10 to 100 times the radius of the Sun
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gptkbp:beam |
Occurs in low-mass stars
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gptkbp:characteristics |
Low surface temperature
High luminosity Large radius |
gptkbp:classification |
Giant_star
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gptkbp:climate |
3,000 to 5,000 K
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gptkbp:colors |
Red
High color index |
gptkbp:drawings |
Helium core
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gptkbp:evaluates |
Helium burning in core
Hydrogen burning in shell |
gptkbp:examples |
gptkb:RS_Puppis
gptkb:Betelgeuse gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A gptkb:Arcturus gptkb:Mu_Cephei Antares Sirius A (when it evolves) |
gptkbp:headlights |
Hydrogen_shell
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Red Giants
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gptkbp:inheritsFrom |
Post-main sequence evolution
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gptkbp:length |
Can be observed from great distances
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gptkbp:lifespan |
Shorter than main sequence stars
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gptkbp:lighting |
Can be thousands of times that of the Sun
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Asymptotic_Giant_Branch
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gptkbp:losses |
Significant mass loss occurs
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gptkbp:number_of_stages |
Planetary nebula or supernova
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gptkbp:officialResidence |
Photometry
Spectroscopy |
gptkbp:populationTrend |
Often found in older stellar populations
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gptkbp:range |
1 to 10 solar masses
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gptkbp:track |
Moves to the right on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
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gptkbp:type |
Stellar evolution stage
K or M |
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
Helium to carbon and oxygen
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