The story of the star Sanduleak -69o 202
t = -10.9 x 106 yr
The star is born, and begins its life on the main sequence.
- Main sequence: burning H to make He in its core.
- M ~ 18 Msun.
- O type
- surface temperature ~ 30,000 K
- luminosity ~ 50 x 103 Lsun
Davison E. Soper, Institute of Theoretical Science,
University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403 USA
soper@bovine.uoregon.edu