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• Asymptotic giant branch — The asymptotic giant branch is the region of the Hertzsprung Russell diagram populated by evolving low to medium mass stars. This is a period of stellar evolution undertaken by all low to intermediate mass stars (0.6 10 solar masses) late in… …   Wikipedia

• Tip of the red giant branch — (TRGB) is a primary distance indicator used in astronomy. It uses the luminosity of the brightest red giant branch stars in a galaxy to gauge the distance to that galaxy. It has been used in conjunction with observations from the Hubble Space… …   Wikipedia

• Giant star — Hertzsprung–Russell Diagram Spectral Type Bro …   Wikipedia

• Red giant — A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass (roughly 0.5 ndash;10 solar masses) that is in a late phase of stellar evolution. The outer atmosphere is inflated and tenuous, making the radius immense and the surface temperature …   Wikipedia

• Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars …   Wikipedia

• List of most massive stars — This is a list of the most massive stars so far discovered. The list is ordered by solar mass (1 solar mass = the mass of Earth s Sun). Stellar mass is the most important attribute of a star. Combined with chemical compositions, mass determines a …   Wikipedia

• Blue giant — For other uses, see Blue giant (disambiguation). Hertzsprung–Russell Diagram Spectral Type …   Wikipedia

• Bright giant — Hertzsprung–Russell Diagram Spectral Type Br …   Wikipedia

• List of most luminous stars — Below is a list of stars arranged in order of decreasing luminosity (increasing bolometric magnitude). Accurate measurement of stellar luminosities is quite difficult in practice, even when the apparent magnitude is measured accurately, for three …   Wikipedia

• Horizontal branch — The horizontal branch (HB) is a stage of stellar evolution which immediately follows the red giant branch in stars whose masses are similar to the Sun s. Horizontal branch stars are powered by helium fusion in the core (via the triple alpha… …   Wikipedia

• List of nearest stars — Artist s conception of a red dwarf star, the most common type of star in the Sun s stellar neighborhood, and in the universe. Although termed a red dwarf, the surface temperature of this star would give it an orange hue when viewed from close… …   Wikipedia