Supergiant Stars

Supergiant Stars

Supergiants are among the most massive and most luminous stars. They occupy the top region of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram with bolometric absolute magnitudes between −5 and −12 and temperatures from about 3,500K to over 20,000K.

Read more about Supergiant Stars:  Properties, Evolution, Supernova Progenitors, Well Known Examples, See Also

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