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K-type main-sequence star

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Also known as orange dwarf, K dwarf

stellar classification

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Type
Class of medium-small main sequence star
Mass range
0.60–0.86 M ☉
Temperature
3,930–5,290 K
Average luminosity
0.079–0.47 L ☉

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A K-type main-sequence star (also called a "K-type dwarf" or "orange dwarf") is a main-sequence (core hydrogen-burning) star of spectral type K. The spectral luminosity class is V. These stars are intermediate in size between red dwarfs and yellow dwarfs, hence the term orange dwarfs often applied to this type.

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