yellow dwarfs
Medium-sized stellar classification
Yellow dwarfs are medium-sized stars in the middle of their life cycle, characterized by their yellowish color and moderate temperature.
The Sun is a yellow dwarf.
Despite the name, these stars are not particularly small—they're called dwarfs only in contrast to giants and supergiants.
Our solar system orbits a yellow dwarf star.
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