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RODEL S. AGPALZA BSEd 3

List down atleast 20 names of stars and explain them according to their characteristics ( Brightness, color,
surface, temperature, size and mass).

Stars Brightness Color Temperature Size Mass

Sirius A brightest star in the night sky, with blue-white surface It has a radius 1.71 2.14
(Alpha apparent visual magnitude −1.46. star temperature of times that of the
Canis 25.4 times as luminous as 9,940 kelvins Sun
Majoris) or the Sun. (K), which is
Dog Star more than
4,000 K higher
than that of
the Sun.
Sirius B Apparent magnitude of 8.44 and blue-white 25,200 K 0.008 0.98
absolute magnitude of 11.18. star
luminosity of
0.056
canopus second brightest star in the night yellowish- estimated diameter 71.4 1.949 × 10^31 kg
(alpha sky. apparent magnitude of -0.72. white in surface times that of the
carinae) Absolute magnitude of -5.53 and colour, temperature of Sun
15,100 solar luminosities 7,350 K
Achernar 3,150 L blue ~15,000[9] K 7.3 × 11.4 R 6.7 M
Arcturus visual magnitude of −0.05 and a 4,290 K 17.671 million km 2.188 × 10^30 kg
luminosity of 170[8] L
Rigel 120,000 times the brightness of Blue-White 11,000 K 54.89 million km 3.58 × 10^31 kg
our sun (78.9 R☉)
betelgeuse 7,500 times greater than the Sun Orange-red 3,500 K 617.1 million km 2.188 × 10^31 kg
and apparent magnitude of about (887 R☉) (11 M☉)
0.6
Meissa 4,400 times greater than the Sun Bluish-white 60,000 F 617.1 million km 25 x the mass of the
(887 R☉) Sun
Bellatrix 1100 times greater than the Sun White 40,000 F 4.002 million km 10 x the mass of the
Sun
Alnitak 10,000 times greater than the Sun White-blue 60,000 F 4.002 million km 20 times the mass of
the Sun
Alnilam 18,000 times greater than the Sun White-blue 50,000 F 22.541 million km 20 times the mass of
the Sun
Mintaka 7,000 times greater than the Sun White-blue 60,000 F 6.5 times that of 20 times the mass of
the sun the Sun
Saiph 18,000 times greater than the Sun White-blue 50,000 F 15.445 million km 5 times the mass of
the Sun
Aldebaran apparent visual magnitude of Red/orange 3,910 K 30.701 million km 3.381 × 10^30 kg
0.85. Luminosity: 518 L☉
Pollux 32 times that of the sun, orange-hued 4,865 K 6.1222 million km 4.057 × 10^30 kg
(star) according to NASA. Its apparent (2.04 M☉)
magnitude is 1.14
Deneb It has an apparent magnitude of bluish-white 8,525 K 141.23 million km 3.779 × 10^31 kg
+1.25. brightness varies between
magnitudes 1.21 and – 1.29
Vega visual magnitude of 0.03 Blue-white 9,602 K 1.6432 million km 4.246 × 10^30 kg
Pistol Star luminosity 3.3 million times the blue 11,800 K 212.88 million km 5.47 × 10^31 kg
Sun ( L ☉) (27.5 M☉)
Fomalhaut visual magnitude 1.16 blue - white 8,590 K 1.2815 million km 3.819 × 10^30 kg
(1.92 M☉)
Alnilam visual magnitude 1.7 White-blue 27,000 K 22.541 million km 7.956 × 10^31 kg