Re: Programming a calendar system
From: | Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, May 4, 2004, 21:29 |
Quoting Michael Poxon <m.poxon@...>:
> More sorries - I know the Sun is a G star, but I was referring to a mass of
> 1.6 Sol being reasonable for a K star. Actually K stars are often bigger
> than the
> Sun (Arcturus, Aldebaran...) but are less dense, thus leading to my
> assumption above.
But those a elderly giant stars; main sequence K stars, which are the ones
relevant for planets capable of hosting earth-like life, are smaller than the Sun.
Andreas
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