Solar-Type
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Basic Information

Solar-Type is a broad category of stars that have at least superficial similarities with our Sun. All such stars are main-sequence / dwarf stars, with color more-or-less similar to our star, so they'd have a spectral classification of F8V to K2V. This category includes about 10% of all known stars in our galaxy.

Includes the following star types:

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Game and Story Use

  • Useful as a broad class of generally familiar stars - roughly similar in size, color, and temperature to our own Sun - and thus likely to have habitable worlds.
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