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
|
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