Yerkes system of stellar classification
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
stellar classification
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:MKK_system
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
stars
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| gptkbp:class |
stellar luminosity class
stellar spectral type |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Philip_C._Keenan
gptkb:Edith_Kellman gptkb:Yerkes_Observatory gptkb:William_Wilson_Morgan |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:astronomy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Yerkes system of stellar classification
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
modern stellar classification
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1943
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Harvard_spectral_classification
|
| gptkbp:usesLuminosityClasses |
I (supergiants)
II (bright giants) III (giants) IV (subgiants) V (main-sequence stars) VI (subdwarfs) VII (white dwarfs) |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Edith_Kellman
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|