G-type star

Name

• G-type main sequence star

Description

• The Sun is a G-type star.
• The term yellow dwarf to qualify a G-type star is a misnomer, as G-type stars actually range in color from white, for more luminous types like the Sun, to only slightly yellow for the less luminous GV stars.
• Hydrogen-burning star
• G-type stars fuse hydrogen for approximately 10 billion years.
• Luminosity class V.
• From 0.8 to 1.2 times the mass of the Sun and surface temperatures between 5,300 and 6,000 K.
• Represent 7.6% of the stars in our galaxy.

Sources

• wikipedia.org