Menus
Asteroids
Clusters
Comets
Concepts
Constellations
Galaxies
Moons
Nebulae
Planets
Stars
Surface Features
Catalogues
Star Names
Bayer Stars
Flamsteed Stars
Other Stars
Messier
NGC
IC
Tools and Links
Planet Wheel
Latest Updates
Links and Awards
E-mail
eSky © copyright
Mark Fisher
1999-2010
Luminosity
A term used to describe the amount of radiation, including light, produced by a
star
or other body. A
star's
luminosity is dependent on its mass: very approximately, luminosity (represented by L) can be calculated as the cube of a
star's
mass.
Indexes
Main Index
Concepts Index
Related Entries
Algol
Lacerta
Orion
Orion's Belt
Spectral Classification