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(NOT SURE IF BIOLOGY)

If a star has a surface temperature of 5,500 kelvin, under which spectral class would the star be classified?

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User Dortique
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Answer:

Option 1: G

Step-by-step explanation:

5,500 kelvin is about the same surface temperature as the Sun, which is classified as a yellow star, that is under the spectral class G.

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User Sinan Baymammadli
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Class K. about 3,500 to 5,000 K, and M stars are red :)
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