Sentence examples for main sequence from inspiring English sources
proper noun
A major grouping of stars that creates a narrow band from the upper left to the lower right when plotted by luminosity and surface temperature on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
Thus, the Sun, a main-sequence star, is classified as G2 V, in which the V denotes main sequence.
For the stars in the Isaacson and Fischer56 sample, we define main-sequence stars as stars with absolute visual magnitude within 1 magnitude of the main sequence.
The Sun lies near the middle of the main sequence.
Once stars have achieved their stable main--sequence configurations, they will spin--down appreciably during the main sequence lifetime (Skumanich 1972).
In "Discovering the Universe" by Comins and Kaufmann, it is mentioned that cool main sequence stars have broader absorption lines than hot main sequence stars.
The main sequence was defined by the green line in Supplementary Fig. 3.
In this context, T Tauri stars supply valuable information on their pre-main sequence evolution.
No main-sequence dwarfs display such effects.
Main-sequence K- and M-stars.
Brott, I. et al. Rotating massive main-sequence stars.
The stars are at the main-sequence turnoff.
