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    At Spectral Type B1, Spica Is About Three Times Hotter
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At Spectral Type B1, Spica Is About Three Times Hotter

Question 150

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At spectral type B1, Spica is about three times hotter than the Sun, so every square cm. of Spica must give off times more energy than our Sun does.

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