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Astronomy (orbital + HR) templates

Physics — Bright Stars on the H-R Diagram

Vega and other landmark stars by temperature and luminosity.

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Bright stars on the H-R diagramTemperature (K, log, reversed)Luminosity (L☉, log)30000K10000K6000K3700K2500K10^610^310^010^-3Main sequenceVegaSunSirius ARigelArcturusBetelgeuseProxima Centauri

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title "Bright stars on the H-R diagram"
type hr
star "Vega" temp 9602 lum 40 class A
star "Sun" temp 5778 lum 1 class G
star "Sirius A" temp 9940 lum 25 class A
star "Rigel" temp 12100 lum 120000 class B
star "Arcturus" temp 4286 lum 170 class K
star "Betelgeuse" temp 3500 lum 90000 class M
star "Proxima Centauri" temp 3042 lum 0.0017 class M