Terms preceded by an asterisk (*) are discussed in the Boxes.
absolute magnitude |
OBAFGKM |
apparent brightness (brightness) |
optical double star |
apparent magnitude |
parallax |
binary star (binary) |
parsec |
brown dwarf |
photometry |
center of mass |
*proper motion |
color ratio |
*radial velocity |
*distance modulus |
radial velocity curve |
double star |
red giant |
eclipsing binary |
*space velocity |
giant |
spectral classes |
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (H-R diagram) |
spectral types |
inverse-square law |
spectroscopic binary |
light curve |
spectroscopic parallax |
luminosity |
spectrum binary |
luminosity class |
stellar parallax |
luminosity function |
supergiant |
magnitude scale |
*tangential velocity |
main sequence |
UBV photometry |
main-sequence star |
visual binary |
mass-luminosity relation |
white dwarf |
metals |