Different Types Of Solar Systems In The Universe

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Different types of solar systems in the universe.

Keenan and edith kellman from yerkes observatory. Under the iau definition true or major. To understand the scale the notation 1026 means the number has 26 zeroes after it. The yerkes spectral classification also called the mkk system from the authors initials is a system of stellar spectral classification introduced in 1943 by william wilson morgan philip c.

Galaxies like solar systems are held together by gravity. Consider our own solar system where the sun and planets formed together out. The statistics above give the solar values. When you mix and match different types of stars in various odd couple stellar apartments the results get interesting.

Our planetary system is the only one officially called solar system but astronomers have discovered more than 2 500 other stars with planets orbiting them in our galaxy. This two dimensional temperature and luminosity classification scheme is based on spectral lines sensitive to stellar temperature and surface gravity. The universe is a very big place and we occupy a very small corner of it. The iau defines that a planet in the solar system must orbit around the sun has enough mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium and has cleared its neighborhood there is currently no accepted definition for exoplanets.

Below is a brief overview of the eight true planets in our solar system moving from that closest to the sun to farthest from the sun. The types of star identified below will be described in terms of the sun. Scientists believe the universe is still expanding outward. In galaxies the solar systems are separated by vast sections of mostly empty space.

Each iteration of the universe is divided into two phases kalpa or the day of brahma and pralaya the night of brahma and each is 4 32 billion years long. The planet mercury innermost world of our solar system. A galaxy is a system of solar systems and other stars. In terms of physical features the different kinds of star are usually compared with our nearest stellar companion the sun.

This galaxy is thought to contain more than 200 billion different. The following is a list of planet types by their mass orbit physical and chemical composition or by another classification. According to hindu mythology the age of the universe 8 64 billion years is more than the currently estimated age of the solar system. That s just how many we ve found so far.

The universe is a vast expanse of space which contains all of everything in existence. Known as the solar system our stomping grounds are not only a tiny fraction of the universe as we know it but is also a. The universe contains all of the galaxies stars and planets.