Concept information
Preferred term
Luminosity classification
Definition
- A classification of stellar spectra according to luminosity for a given spectral type. The luminosity class is an indication of a star's surface gravity. It is shown by a Roman numeral as follows: I (supergiants), II (bright giants), III (normal giants), IV (subgiants), and V (dwarf stars, or main-sequence stars). Luminosity classes VI (subdwarfs) and VII (white dwarfs) are rarely used. Subclasses a, b, and c are especially used for supergiants, while the most luminous hypergiants are assigned luminosity class Ia-0. (en)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- Kappa mechanism (en)
Entry terms
- Luminosity class (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/941
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