K star: Meaning and Definition of

K star

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— Astron. Astron.
  1. a relatively cool, orange-to-red star, as Aldebaran or Arcturus, having a surface temperature between 3500 and 5000 K and an absorption spectrum with strong lines of calcium and many neutral metals. Cf. spectral type.
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