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Proxima Centauri - barely a real star
This is a colourful rendering of the basic Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for stars. Very-low-mass stars (also known as "M dwarfs") are faint and cool and are located to the lower right of the diagonal line (the "main sequence") on which most stars lie and which corresponds to where (and when) stars burn hydrogen into helium. The present location of the Sun is also indicated.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso0232b |
Type: | Graphique |
Date de publication: | 29 novembre 2002 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0232 |
Taille: | 800 x 956 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, HR Diagram |
Type: | Unspecified : Star |
Catégorie: | Stars |