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Physics — H-R Diagram: Stellar Extremes

The most extreme stars across the H-R plane.

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Stellar extremesTemperature (K, log, reversed)Luminosity (L☉, log)30000K10000K6000K3700K2500K10^610^310^010^-3Main sequenceR136a1 (most massive)UY Scuti (hypergiant)SunProxima (red dwarf)Sirius B (white dwarf)1 star lies outside the plotted range and is pinned to its edge

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title "Stellar extremes"
type hr
star "R136a1 (most massive)" temp 46000 lum 6000000 class O
star "UY Scuti (hypergiant)" temp 3365 lum 340000 class M
star "Sun" temp 5778 lum 1 class G
star "Proxima (red dwarf)" temp 3042 lum 0.0017 class M
star "Sirius B (white dwarf)" temp 25000 lum 0.026 class D