i. Look at the list of stars on the first page of this lab, and identify at least one star that fits into each of the above 5 categories. The 5 categories are main sequence, red giants, red supergiants, red dwarfs, and white dwarfs.
First is a list of the 15 most nearby stars in the sky. Luminosities are given relative to the sun (how much brighter or fainter the star would appear if located right next to the sun) and temperatures in degrees Celsius.
Star Sun 2 Barnard's 3 Sirius A h Sirius B S Wolf 359
Temp. 5700 3300 9800 29,500 2700 3500
Luminosity Star 1 9 -Cen A 0.0004 10 -Cen B 23.5 11 -Cen C 0.0033x10^-3 12 L726-8A 0.00002 13 61 Cyg A hi Ross 248 0.3 3x10^15 Ross 128 0.0005 510
Temp. 5900 5000 3100 3000 4000 3000
Luminosity 9T 0.45456 0.00006 0.00006 0.08 10^-2 0.0001 h^-07 0.0004 10^-4
BD+3602147 e-Eri 4800 Ross 154 3100
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Next is a list of some of the visually brightest stars in the sky.
Star Arcturus 7 Achernar Canopus 9 Vega 0 Spica Capella
Temp. 4800 20,000 7200 10,200 24,000 5000
Luminosity Star Temp. 1101.10 22 B-Cen 24,000 700102 23 Betelgeuse 3300 150015 24 Altair 8200 523.210 25 -Crucis 24,000 170017x13 26 Procyon 6700 170.710 27 Aldebaran 3800
Luminosity 38003 14500s 121.2x10 35003x16 7.6510 1101x10