B V star

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A B V star is a main sequence (hydrogen-burning) star of spectral type B and luminosity class V. These stars have from 2 to 16 times the mass of the Sun and surface temperatures between 10,000 and 30,000 K.[1], Tables VII and VIII. Examples include Regulus and Algol A.[2]

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  1. ^ Empirical bolometric corrections for the main-sequence, G. M. H. J. Habets and J. R. W. Heintze, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement 46 (November 1981), pp. 193–237.
  2. ^ SIMBAD, entries on Regulus and Algol A, accessed June 19, 2007.
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