Alpha Mensae Comparison Table

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Alpha Mensae comparison table

Subject has right ascension has spectral type has declination is part of has surface temperature is an instance of has V magnitude has color has symbol has B-V magnitude is a kind of has synonym has definition has luminosity class

dwarf greater than 1000 Kelvin d star main sequence star Star with mass equal to or less than that of the sun. More generally, any star on or below the main sequence in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram. V

G star cooler than G2 5000 to 6000 K yellowish late star Yellowish star in which the H and K lines of Ca II have become dominant and in which a tremendous profusion of spectral lines of both neutral and ionized metals, particularly iron, begins to show. The Balmer lines of hydrogen are still recognizable. Examples are the Sun and Capella.

Alpha Mensae 06 10 14.6 G6V -74 45 11 Mensa 5000 to 6000 K dwarf 5.09 yellowish d 0.72 HR 2261 V

Subject	has right ascension	has spectral type	has declination	is part of	has surface temperature	is an instance of	has V magnitude	has color	has symbol	has B-V magnitude	is a kind of	has synonym	has definition	has luminosity class
dwarf					greater than 1000 Kelvin				d		star	main sequence star	Star with mass equal to or less than that of the sun. More generally, any star on or below the main sequence in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram.	V
G star		cooler than G2			5000 to 6000 K			yellowish			late star		Yellowish star in which the H and K lines of Ca II have become dominant and in which a tremendous profusion of spectral lines of both neutral and ionized metals, particularly iron, begins to show. The Balmer lines of hydrogen are still recognizable. Examples are the Sun and Capella.
Alpha Mensae	06 10 14.6	G6V	-74 45 11	Mensa	5000 to 6000 K	dwarf	5.09	yellowish	d	0.72		HR 2261		V

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