W– | Wolf-Rayet | ≥ 25000 K | | < –3.0 | ≥ 20 M ⊙ | 10 – 15 R ⊙ | ≥ 105 L ⊙ | ~–0.25 | W5 = 2.0x105 | 2x10–8 % |
O | super massiccia | ≥ 30000 K | | –5.6 a –4.3 | 18 – ~150 M ⊙ | ≥ 6.6 R ⊙ | 53,000–~106 L ⊙ | –0.33 a –0.31 | O5 = 3.6x105 | 0.23% |
B | massiccia | 10000–30000 K | | –4.1 a 0.7 | 2.9 – 18 M ⊙ | 1.8 – 6.6 R ⊙ | 54–52,500 L ⊙ | –0.30 a –0.08 | B5 = 7.2x107 | 8.9% |
A | grande | 7300–10000 K | | 1.4 a 2.5 | 1.6 – 2.9 M ⊙ | 1.4 – 1.8 R ⊙ | 6.5–54 L ⊙ | –0.02 a 0.28 | A5 = 1.1x109 | 16.0% |
F | simile al Sole | 6000–7300 K | | 2.6 a 4.2 | 1.05 – 1.60 M ⊙ | 1.15 – 1.4 R ⊙ | 1.5–6.5 L ⊙ | 0.30 a 0.56 | F5 = 3.5x109 | 22.0% |
G | simile al Sole | 5300–6000 K | | 4.4 a 5.7 | 0.8 – 1.05 M ⊙ | 0.96 – 1.15 R ⊙ | 0.4–1.5 L ⊙ | 0.58 a 0.78 | G5 = 1.5x1010 | 19.6% |
K | simile al Sole | 3800–5300 K | | 5.9 a 9.0 | 0.5 – 0.8 M ⊙ | 0.7 – 0.96 R ⊙ | 0.08–0.4 L ⊙ | 0.81 a 1.36 | K5 = 5.3x1010 | 27.6% |
M | sub solare | 2500–3800 K | | 9.2 a 16.1 | 0.07 – 0.5 M ⊙ | ≤ 0.7 R ⊙ | 10-3.5 –0.08 L ⊙ | 1.40 a ~2.00 | M5 = 1.9x1011 | 5.0% |
C | stella al carbonio | 2400–3200 K | | | ≤ 1.1 M ⊙ | 220 – 550 R ⊙ | ≤ 10-3 L ⊙ | > ~3.0 | | |
S | sub stella al carbonio | 2400–3500 K | | | ≤ 0.8 M ⊙ | ≤ 0.7 R ⊙ | ≤ 10-3 L ⊙ | > ~2.2 | | 0.14% |
L | nana bruna calda | 1300–2100 K | | 11.5 a 14.0 | 0.075 – 0.45 M ⊙ | ≤ 0.2 R ⊙ | 10 -4.4 –10-3.7 L ⊙ | n/a | | |
T | nana bruna fredda | 600–1300 K | | > 14.0 | 0.012 – 0.075 M ⊙ | ≤ 0.2 R ⊙ | 10-5.2 –10-4.5 L ⊙ | n/a | | |
Y | gigante gassoso | < 600 K | | | ≤ 0.012 M ⊙ | ≤ 0.15 R ⊙ | < 10-5.2 L ⊙ | n/a | | |
D | stella degenere e nana bianca | ≤ 100,000+ K | | 10.0 a 15.0 | 0.17 – 1.3 M ⊙ | 0.008 – 0.02 R ⊙ | < 10-4 –10 2 L ⊙ | n/a | | |
Q | nova ricorrente | | | Un compagno cede parte della sua massa alla nana bianca | | | |
P | nebulosa planetaria | | | Gusci di gas vengono espulsi da una stella gigante prima di diventare una nana bianca | | | |