Proxima Centauri - barely a real star

This is a colourful rendering of the basic Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for stars. Very-low-mass stars (also known as "M dwarfs") are faint and cool and are located to the lower right of the diagonal line (the "main sequence") on which most stars lie and which corresponds to where (and when) stars burn hydrogen into helium. The present location of the Sun is also indicated.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0232b
Type:Graphique
Date de publication:29 novembre 2002
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0232
Taille:800 x 956 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, HR Diagram
Type:Unspecified : Star
Catégorie:Stars

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