A-type main-sequence star

An artist's impression of Sirius A and Sirius B, a binary star system. Sirius A, an A-type main-sequence star, is the larger of the two.

An A-type main-sequence star (AV) or A dwarf star is a main-sequence (hydrogen burning) star of spectral type A and luminosity class V (five). These stars have spectra defined by strong hydrogen Balmer absorption lines.[1] They measure between 1.4 and 2.1 solar masses (M) and have surface temperatures between 7,600 and 10,000 K, meaning they live around 4.3 to 1.6 billion years. Bright and nearby examples are Altair (A7), Sirius A (A1), and Vega (A0). A-type stars do not have convective zones and thus are not expected to harbor magnetic dynamos. As a consequence, because they do not have strong stellar winds, they lack a means to generate X-ray emissions.

  1. ^ "Stellar Spectral Types". hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2007.

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