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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Solar is situated in the middle of the "X-Y-Z Triangle", a geometric shape formed by the locations of [[Sector X]], [[Sector Y]] and [[Sector Z]]. Notwithstanding its surface temperature of around 3,500 K, this red dwarf star is one of the coldest stars in the galaxy. In comparison, the exact opposite of Solar, a B-Class blue star, has a surface temperature of over 25,000 K. | Solar is situated in the middle of the "X-Y-Z Triangle", a geometric shape formed by the locations of [[Sector X]], [[Sector Y]] and [[Sector Z]]. Notwithstanding its surface temperature of around 3,500 K*, this red dwarf star is one of the coldest stars in the galaxy. In comparison, the exact opposite of Solar, a B-Class blue star, has a surface temperature of over 25,000 K. | ||
However, because it burns hotter and faster, a blue star has a life expectancy of a couple billion years. Solar burns much slower and so will last much longer; scientists predict it will live for about a hundred billion years, if not more. | However, because it burns hotter and faster, a blue star has a life expectancy of a couple billion years. Solar burns much slower and so will last much longer; scientists predict it will live for about a hundred billion years, if not more. | ||
*Solar's surface temperature may be higher than 3,500 K. The Arwings used by Star Fox team are shielded against temperatures up to 9,000 degrees (Centigrade or Fahrenheit is not specified, although 3,500 K is still lower than 9,000 F), but when flying over Solar in ''Star Fox 64'', the team's Arwings will slowly take damage from the star's heat, implying that the star is hotter than 3,500 K. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||