The star Zeta Pegasi (in the constellation Pegasus, the Flying Horse) has a spectral luminosity class of B8 V, which gives it a surface temperature of about 11,000 K. According to Table 13-2 in the text, the expected main-sequence lifetime of Zeta Pegasi is
A) much greater than 500 million years.
B) about 500 million years.
C) not defined by this information.
D) about 500,000 years.
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