Estimating mass for non-main sequence stars
Posted: 22.01.2003, 10:06
I have been estimating Radius and Mass from Absolute Magnitude and Temperature. Lots of fun math. Radius is straight forward, but mass only works for Main Sequence Stars, which are generally 3.5 root of the luminosity.
Does anyone have a formula to estimate mass for the non-main sequence luminosity classes?
This is for the DefaultSSD mechanism of the Zelestra SSR. Basically it generates a Star System Definition for any hipparcos catalog number within the Zelestra SSR that isn't allocated for a Simulation. for example: http://www.zelestra.com/servlets/ssdgen?id=32349
Here is the code (java):
Please let me know if you see anything wrong with it.
Thanks,
Does anyone have a formula to estimate mass for the non-main sequence luminosity classes?
This is for the DefaultSSD mechanism of the Zelestra SSR. Basically it generates a Star System Definition for any hipparcos catalog number within the Zelestra SSR that isn't allocated for a Simulation. for example: http://www.zelestra.com/servlets/ssdgen?id=32349
Here is the code (java):
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lum = (Math.exp((4.83 - absmag) / 1.085736) * 4E+26);
area = lum / (5.67E-8 * Math.pow(temp,4));
radius = (Math.sqrt(area / (4 * 3.14159)) / 1000);
mass = (Math.pow((lum / 4E+26), (1 / 3.5f)) * 1.99E+30);
Please let me know if you see anything wrong with it.
Thanks,