Asymptotic giant branch

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title: Asymptotic giant branch
text: The asymptotic giant branch (AGB) is a region of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram populated by evolved cool luminous stars. This is a period of stellar evolution undertaken by all low- to intermediate-mass stars late in their lives. Observationally, an asymptotic-giant-branch star will appear as a bright red giant with a luminosity ranging up to thousands of times greater than the Sun. Its interior structure is characterized by a central and largely inert core of carbon and oxygen, a shell where
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description: Stars powered by fusion of hydrogen and helium in shell with an inactive core of carbon and oxygen
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptotic_giant_branch
date created: 2004-10-30T16:11:37Z
date modified: 2024-08-29T19:42:06Z
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