This is a list of hottest stars so far discovered (excluding
degenerate
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stars), arranged by decreasing temperature. The stars with
temperature
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s higher than 60,000
K are included.
List
See also
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List of most massive stars
This is a list of the most massive stars that have been discovered, in solar masses ().
Uncertainties and caveats
Most of the masses listed below are contested and, being the subject of current research, remain under review and subject to consta ...
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List of most luminous stars
This is a list of stars arranged by their absolute magnitude – their intrinsic stellar luminosity. This cannot be observed directly, so instead must be calculated from the apparent magnitude (the brightness as seen from Earth), the distance t ...
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List of least massive stars
This is a list of brown dwarfs. These are objects that have masses between heavy gas giants and low-mass stars. The first isolated brown dwarf discovered was Teide 1 in 1995. The first brown dwarf discovered orbiting a star was Gliese 229 B, ...
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List of coolest stars
References
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