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Yellow Main Sequence Star


Alternate Designations: Sol
Spectral Type: G2 V
Mass: 1 Solar Masses
Radius: 1 Solar Radii
Effective Temperature: 5860 Kelvin
Age: 4600 Million Years
Inner Edge of Habitability Zone: 0.51 AU
Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: 1.6 AU
Estimated Stellar Lifespan 10000 million years



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