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stellar astronomy > stellar type > main-sequence star

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main-sequence star  

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  • In astronomy, the main sequence is a continuous and distinctive band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness. These color-magnitude plots are known as Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams after their co-developers, Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris Russell. Stars on this band are known as main-sequence stars or dwarf stars. These are the most numerous true stars in the universe and include the Sun. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_sequence)

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