Glossary term: Estrela de classe A
Description: Uma estrela de classe espetral "A". Os astrónomos identificam as estrelas de classe A pela presença de fortes linhas de absorção do hidrogénio nos seus espectros. Têm temperaturas típicas (efectivas) entre cerca de 7400 kelvins (K) e 10.000 K. Comparadas com outras estrelas, parecem brancas ou branco-azuladas aos olhos humanos, a menos que sejam afectadas por vermelhidão interestelar ou atmosférica. Sirius, a estrela mais brilhante do céu noturno, e Vega, a estrela em relação à qual o brilho de todas as outras estrelas é medido na escala de magnitude aparente, são estrelas de classe A.
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In Other Languages
- Árabe: نجوم النسق الأساسي نوع A
- Bengalês: "A"-টাইপ নক্ষত্র
- Alemão: A-Stern
- Inglês: A-type Star
- Espanhol: Estrella tipo A
- Francês: Étoile de type A
- Hebraico: כוכב מסוג A
- Indonésio: Bintang kelas A
- Italiano: Stella di tipo A
- Japonês: A型星 (external link)
- Português Brasileiro: Estrela de tipo A
- Chinês Simplificado: A型星
- Chinês Tradicional: A型星
Related Diagrams
Spectrum of an A-type star
Caption: The spectrum of the A-type star BD-11 1212. The colour of the line between 400 nm and 700 nm roughly corresponds to the colour the human eye would see light of that wavelength. Below 400 nm and above 700 nm, where the human eye can see little to no light, the lines are coloured blue and red respectively.
The black lines show spectral absorption lines caused by atoms and ions of different elements in the star’s atmosphere. These atoms and ions absorb at specific wavelengths, causing sharp, dark lines in the spectra. How strong these lines are depends on the temperature of the star’s atmosphere. Two stars made from the same mix of elements could have spectra with vastly different sets of lines in their spectra if they have different temperatures in their atmospheres. Lines from hydrogen atoms dominate the spectra of A-type stars and are strongest at this spectral type.
Credit: IAU OAE/SDSS/Niall Deacon
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