Stellar Classifications

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Table: Stellar classification
Class Temperature Conventional color Apparent color Mass
(solar masses)
Radius
(solar radii)
Luminosity % of all
Main Sequence Stars
O 30,000–60,000 K blue blue 60 M 15 R 1,400,000 L ~0.00003%
B 10,000–30,000 K blue white blue white to white 18 M 7 R 20,000 L 0.13%
A 7,500–10,000 K white white 3.1 M 2.1 R 80 L 0.6%
F 6,000–7,500 K yellowish white white 1.7 M 1.3 R 6 L 3%
G 5,000–6,000 K yellow yellow 1.1 M 1.1 R 1.2 L 8%
K 3,500–5,000 K orange yellow orange 0.8 M 0.9 R 0.4 L 13%
M 2,000–3,500 K red orange red 0.3 M 0.4 R 0.04 L >78%