Using the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (Figure 12-7 in the text) , determine which type of star has these characteristics: surface temperature 10,000 K and luminosity 1/100 times that of the Sun.
A) red supergiant
B) main-sequence star
C) white dwarf
D) red giant
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