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Red giant
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2026-10-05
A
red giant is an evolved
star
with
a
large
radius
and low
effective temperature
. On the
first
giant branch,
a
low- or intermediate-
mass
star
is powered primarily by shell
hydrogen burning
around
a
helium
-
rich
core.
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