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What was the original classification for stars and why didn't they change it?

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Originally, stellar classification or the way astronomers classify stars, was done primarily through mass, temperature, and color. Since stars have more characteristics than mass, temperature, and color, scientists have adapted and added to star classification. divided stars into four broad, numbered categories based on common spectral features.

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