Physical Properties of Stars

Description

Physical properties of selected stars, including luminosity, temperature, and spectral class.

Usage

stars

Format

An object of class "data.frame".

Details

• star. Name of star.

• magnitude. Absolute magnitude of the star, which is a function of the star's luminosity and distance to the star.

• temp. Surface temperature in degrees Kelvin (K).

• type. Spectral class of star in the OBAFGKM system.

Source

Compiled from multiple open-access references on VizieR.

Examples

head(stars)