Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Subgiant

👉 A subgiant is a type of star that is much smaller than its parent star, but still very massive. They are often referred to as "mini-stars" or "substars". These stars can be found in the inner regions of galaxies and are thought to have formed from more massive stars that were engulfed by larger objects such as black holes or supermassive black holes. The term subgiant was coined by astronomer Carl Sagan in his book "The Hitchhiker's

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