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Record 1 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Stars (Astronomy)
CONT

Giant stars, such as Arcturus and Capella, are decidedly more luminous than main sequence stars of similar spectral types ...

OBS

... a star of large size and luminosity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étoiles (Astronomie)
CONT

Les étoiles de F à M comprennent des étoiles naines [...] et des étoiles géantes notées par le préfixe g.

CONT

Plutôt rares dans l'espace, les étoiles géantes sont celles qui prennent place en haut et à droite de la séquence principale du diagramme Hertzprung-Russell.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estrellas (Astronomía)
DEF

[Estrella] cuyas dimensiones son considerablemente mayores que las del Sol.

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