Population III star Comparison Table

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Population III star comparison table

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star celestial body A celestial object that generates energy by means of nuclear fusion at its core. To do this it must have more than about 0.08 the sun's mass. If, for instance, the planet Jupiter were some fifty to one hundred times more massive than it is, fusion reactions would transpire in its core and it would be a star. See planet.

Population III star Baade (1944) star Star older than Population II stars.

Subject	has author	is a kind of	has definition
star		celestial body	A celestial object that generates energy by means of nuclear fusion at its core. To do this it must have more than about 0.08 the sun's mass. If, for instance, the planet Jupiter were some fifty to one hundred times more massive than it is, fusion reactions would transpire in its core and it would be a star. See planet.
Population III star	Baade (1944)	star	Star older than Population II stars.

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