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Supergiant vs Subgiant - What's the difference?

supergiant | subgiant |

As nouns the difference between supergiant and subgiant

is that supergiant is : A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses while subgiant is a star that has left the main sequence but has not yet become a true giant star.

supergiant

English

Noun

(wikipedia supergiant) (en noun)
  • (star): A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses

    • subgiant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) A star that has left the main sequence but has not yet become a true giant star.

    • Synonyms

    * subgiant star