Using the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in Figure 17-15a, determine which type of star has the following characteristics: surface temperature of 40,000 K and luminosity 100,000 times that of the Sun.
A) white dwarf
B) main-sequence red dwarf
C) red giant
D) blue main-sequence star
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