Template:Star type

Usage instructions

Copy and paste the following code into the top of the article, filling the appropriate fields. Omitted or blank fields will not be shown on the article page.

{{Star_type
|image=
|name=
|type=
|color=
|temperature=
|lifespan=
|percentstars=
|supportlife=
|percenthabitable=
|numberhabitable=
|star=
|system=}}

Data fields

This infobox's fields are primarily based on information found on pages ix-xi of The Essential Atlas. Reference that to help you.

• Name – Star's name. Example: Black dwarf; Red supergiant
• Type – Classification type. Example: Main-sequence star; Compact star; Dwarf star
• Color – Star's color. Example: K stars like Yavin are orange
• Temperature – Surface temperature. Example: K stars are described as "cool"; blue O and B stars are "hot". See also page 79 of Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts for a numerical temperature scale.
• Lifespan – Give the numerical lifespan in years. Example: For orange K stars like Yavin, 60 billion
• Percentstars – Percentage of all stars. Example: 7% for white dwarfs
• Supportlife – Possibility of supporting life. This field should either say "Unlikely" or "Possible" based on Atlas page xi
• Percenthabitable – Habitability percentage. Example: 50% for yellow G stars
• Numberhabitable – Number of habitable stars in the galaxy. Example: 3.75 billion for orange K stars
• Star – List a sample star. Use the ones listed on Atlas page xi.
• System – List an example of a star system that hosts this star type. Only use this field if there is no named example to fill in the "Sample star" field. Example: A system that is said to have a white dwarf star, but the star is not named and we have no article for the star.