field star Comparison Table

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field star comparison table

Subject 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.

field star star Star distributed at random in space and not belonging to any particular star cluster.

Subject	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.
field star	star	Star distributed at random in space and not belonging to any particular star cluster.

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