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definition | An orange-red star of spectral type K with a surface temperature of about 3600-5000 K. The spectra of K stars are dominated by the H and K lines of calcium and lines of neutral iron and titanium, with molecular bands due to cyanogen (CN) and titanium dioxide (TiO). Examples are Arcturus and Aldebaran. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin original |