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Astronomy (orbital + HR) templates

Physics — Brightest Stars in the Sky

The most apparent-bright stars on the H-R plane.

Template previewAstronomy (orbital + HR)
Brightest stars in the night skyTemperature (K, log, reversed)Luminosity (L☉, log)30000K10000K6000K3700K2500K10^610^310^010^-3Main sequenceSiriusCanopusRigil KentaurusArcturusVegaCapella

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title "Brightest stars in the night sky"
type hr
star "Sirius"          temp 9940 lum 25    class A
star "Canopus"         temp 7400 lum 10700 class A
star "Rigil Kentaurus" temp 5790 lum 1.5   class G
star "Arcturus"        temp 4286 lum 170   class K
star "Vega"            temp 9602 lum 40    class A
star "Capella"         temp 4970 lum 79    class G