Multiple Choice
See Figure 12-10 in the text. The star Canis Majoris has an absolute magnitude of -2.4 and a spectral luminosity class of B2 V. The star Crucis has a spectral class of M4 and the same absolute magnitude as Canis Majoris. The spectral luminosity class of Crucis is probably
A) M-type white dwarf.
B) M4 II.
C) M4 Ia.
D) M4 V.
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