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    A Star with a Surface Temperature of 5000 K and a Luminosity
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A Star with a Surface Temperature of 5000 K and a Luminosity

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A star with a surface temperature of 5000 K and a luminosity greater than 104 times that of the Sun is a member of which luminosity class?


A) IV, subgiant
B) V, main sequence
C) III, giant
D) I, supergiant

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