Interactive Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

Aaron@ScotsCollege

Explore stellar evolution! Click on any star on the diagram to learn about its properties, nuclear reactions, and the forces keeping it intact.

← HOTTER (Temperature in Kelvin) COOLER →
LUMINOSITY (L / L☉) →
Supergiants
Giants
White
Dwarfs
Main Sequence
40,000K 10,000K 5,000K 2,500K

Select a star on the H-R diagram to reveal its properties and physics.