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Main sequence
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Main sequence
In
astronomy
, the
main sequence
is a continuous and distinctive band of
stars
that appears on plots of stellar
color
versus
brightness
. These color-magnitude plots are known as
Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams
after their co-developers,
Ejnar Hertzsprung
and
Henry Norris Russell
. Stars on this band are known as
main-sequence stars
or "dwarf" stars.
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