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While a 'Giant' star may have a radius of up to 1,000 times that of Sol and be up to 100,000 times as luminous, most of the stars are in the 'main sequence' portion of their lifetimes and have values near the typical main sequence ones for their type. Sol, Earthâ�?��?�s sun, is a type G. Its spectrum, as filtered by Earthâ�?��?�s atmosphere, is the basis for standard illumination in Human quarters.  
While a 'Giant' star may have a radius of up to 1,000 times that of Sol and be up to 100,000 times as luminous, most of the stars are in the 'main sequence' portion of their lifetimes and have values near the typical main sequence ones for their type. Sol, Earthâ�?��?�s sun, is a type G. Its spectrum, as filtered by Earthâ�?��?�s atmosphere, is the basis for standard illumination in Human quarters.  


Type 0 : (Violet-White)
===Type 0 : (Violet-White)===
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
Temperature: 30,000 - 50,000k
Mass: 10 - 30 Solar Masses
Radius: 2.5 - 3.0 Solar Radii
Luminosity: 1,000 ���?? 100,000 SOL


Type B: (Blue-White)
Temperature: 30,000 - 50,000k
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
   
Temperature: 10,000 â�?��?? 30,000k  
Mass: 10 - 30 Solar Masses
  Mass: 3-5 Solar Masses  
   
  Radius: 2.0 â�?��?? 3.5 Solar Radii  
Radius: 2.5 - 3.0 Solar Radii  
Luminosity: 10 â�?��?? 1,000 SOL 


Type A: (White)
Luminosity: 1,000 â�?��?? 100,000 SOL  
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
Temperature: 7,500 ���?? 10,000k
Mass: 2 ���?? 3 Solar Masses
Radius: 1.5 ���?? 2.0 Solar Radii
Luminosity: 5 ���?? 10 SOL


Type F: (Yellow â??? White)
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
Temperature: 6,000 â??? 7,500k
Mass: 1 â??? 2 Solar Masses
Radius: 1.0 â??? 1.5 Solar Radii
Luminosity: 1 â??? 5 SOL


Type G: (Yellow)
=== Type B: (Blue-White)===
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
Temperature: 4,500 ���?? 6,000k
Mass: 8 ���?? 1 Solar Masses
Radius: 0.8 ���?? 1.0 Solar Radii
Luminosity: 0.1 ���?? 1 SOL


Type K: (Orange)
Temperature: 10,000 ���?? 30,000k
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
Temperature: 3,500 ���?? 4,500k
Mass: 0.5 ���?? 0.8 Solar Masses
Radius: 0.5 ���?? 0.8 Solar Radii
Luminosity: 0.01 ���?? 0.1 SOL


  Type M: (Red)
Mass: 3-5 Solar Masses
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)  
 
Temperature: 2,000 â�?��?? 3,500k  
Radius: 2.0 ���?? 3.5 Solar Radii
Mass: 0.02 â�?��?? 0.5 Solar Masses  
 
Radius: 0.01 â�?��?? 0.5 Solar Radii  
Luminosity: 10 â�?��?? 1,000 SOL 
Luminosity: 0.00001 â�?��?? 0.01 SOL  
 
 
===Type A: (White)===
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
 
Temperature: 7,500 ���?? 10,000k
Mass: 2 ���?? 3 Solar Masses
Radius: 1.5 ���?? 2.0 Solar Radii
 
Luminosity: 5 ���?? 10 SOL
===Type F: (Yellow ���?? White)===
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
 
Temperature: 6,000 ���?? 7,500k
 
Mass: 1 ���?? 2 Solar Masses
 
Radius: 1.0 ���?? 1.5 Solar Radii
 
Luminosity: 1 ���?? 5 SOL
 
 
===Type G: (Yellow)===
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
 
Temperature: 4,500 ���?? 6,000k
 
Mass: 8 ���?? 1 Solar Masses
 
Radius: 0.8 ���?? 1.0 Solar Radii
 
Luminosity: 0.1 ���?? 1 SOL
 
 
===Type K: (Orange)===
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)
   
Temperature: 3,500 ���?? 4,500k
 
Mass: 0.5 ���?? 0.8 Solar Masses
 
Radius: 0.5 ���?? 0.8 Solar Radii
 
Luminosity: 0.01 ���?? 0.1 SOL
 
 
===Type M: (Red)===
Main Sequence Value Ranges: (Approximate)  
 
Temperature: 2,000 â�?��?? 3,500k  
 
Mass: 0.02 â�?��?? 0.5 Solar Masses  
 
Radius: 0.01 â�?��?? 0.5 Solar Radii  
 
Luminosity: 0.00001 â�?��?? 0.01 SOL  




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