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Blue giants are known for their immense size and brightness. They typically have a mass ranging from 10 to 100 times that of the Sun and a radius that can be up to 20 times larger. Their surface temperatures range between 10,000 to 50,000 Kelvin, which gives them their characteristic blue color. The luminosity of blue giants can be tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of times greater than that of the Sun. | Blue giants are known for their immense size and brightness. They typically have a mass ranging from 10 to 100 times that of the Sun and a radius that can be up to 20 times larger. Their surface temperatures range between 10,000 to 50,000 Kelvin, which gives them their characteristic blue color. The luminosity of blue giants can be tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of times greater than that of the Sun. | ||
[[Image:Detail-79697.jpg|thumb|center|A bright blue star against a dark space background.]] | [[Image:Detail-79697.jpg|thumb|center|A bright blue star against a dark space background.|class=only_on_mobile]] | ||
[[Image:Detail-79698.jpg|thumb|center|A bright blue star against a dark space background.|class=only_on_desktop]] | |||
=== Spectral Classification === | === Spectral Classification === | ||