A K class (also K type or orange star) is a type of star that is made up of neutral metals. The temperature is around 3,500 through 5,000 degrees Kelvin. (ST reference: Star Charts)
Type K0 V stars are 0.4 times as bright as Sol. Their habitable zone ranges from 0.49-0.83 AU and are 3-18 billion years old. Type K5 V stars are 0.1 times as bright as Sol and have 0.6 times its mass. Their habitable zone ranges from 0.25-0.42 AU and are 4-24 billion years old. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds)
Examples[]
- Albireo
- Alpha Centauri B
- Beta Reticuli (A/B)
- Beta Volantis
- Dinasia
- Denab
- Gamma Mensae
- Garadius (A/B)
- Hamal
- Klaestron
- Kressari
- Ledos system component
- Mu Leonis A
- Sigma Librae
- Talvath
- Tau Cygna
- Wyngar
- Zeta Volantis (A/B)
Connections[]
Stellar classification | |
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By class and type | class O blue-violet star • class B blue star • class A blue-white star • class F white star (white dwarf) • class G yellow star (yellow dwarf • yellow giant) • class K orange star (orange giant) • class M red star (red dwarf • red giant • red supergiant) • boson star • brown dwarf • green star • N-type star • R-type star • S-type star • D-type star |
By size or makeup | black hole/black star • carbon star • dwarf star (brown dwarf • red dwarf • white dwarf • yellow dwarf) • giant star (blue giant • red giant • orange giant • yellow giant) • Lazarus star • microstar • neutron star (collapsar • magnetar • pulsar) • protostar • supergiant star • variable star • white hole • Wolf-Rayet star |