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Simplified Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram (HRD)
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The spectral class (or surface temperature) of stars is plotted on the horizontal axis of the diagram and the absolute brightness (or luminosity) of stars is plotted on its vertical axis. Our Sun lies in the Main Sequence
Credit: GFDL.
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