| Abstract from DBPedia | A giant star is a star with substantially larger radius and luminosity than a main-sequence (or dwarf) star of the same surface temperature. They lie above the main sequence (luminosity class V in the Yerkes spectral classification) on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and correspond to luminosity classes II and III. The terms giant and dwarf were coined for stars of quite different luminosity despite similar temperature or spectral type by Ejnar Hertzsprung about 1905. Giant stars have radii up to a few hundred times the Sun and luminosities between 10 and a few thousand times that of the Sun. Stars still more luminous than giants are referred to as supergiants and hypergiants. A hot, luminous main-sequence star may also be referred to as a giant, but any main-sequence star is properly called a dwarf no matter how large and luminous it is.巨星（きょせい、giant star）とは、同じ表面温度を持つ主系列星よりも半径および明るさが非常に大きい恒星のことである。 典型的には、巨星の半径は太陽の10倍から100倍、明るさは10倍から1000倍である。巨星より明るい恒星は、超巨星や極超巨星と呼ばれる。高温で明るい主系列星も巨星と呼ばれることがあるが、それを除けば、巨星はヘルツシュプルング・ラッセル図（HR図）上で主系列星（スペクトル分類における光度階級V）より上方（大きく明るい）に存在し、その光度階級はIIあるいはIIIに相当する。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Giant_star) |
