stellar property
number of times mentioned
composition
in-class example
location
in-class example
velocity (direction and speed)
in-class example
diameter/radius/size
6
temperature
5
luminosity
5
age
5
mass
4
color
3
internal structure (sources of outward pressure; how energy reaches the surface) 3
distance
2
orbiting companions (stars, planets, brown dwarfs)
2
magnetic field strength
2
flux/intensity/apparent brightness
2
atmospheric phenomena (e.g., spots, flares)
2
density
2
orbit shape/size/speed in galaxy
2
spectral class
1
future evolution/how it will die
1
birth details
1
rotation (direction and speed)
1
lifetime
1
energy source (fusion, fission, gravitational contraction?)
not metioned