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Preferred term
late-type star
Definition
- A late-type star is a star of spectral type K, M, S, or C, with with a surface temperature lower than that of the Sun. The term dates from when astronomers thought that all cooler, redder stars like these were at a later stage of evolution than the hot blue, white, and yellow-white stars of spectral types O, B, A, and F which were said to be called early type. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/L/latetype.html)
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-FP0503HH-L
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