Helium star transform into a red giant after losing its hydrogen envelope in the future. Helium star A helium star or helium strong star is a class O or B star (blue), which has extraordinarily strong helium lines and weaker than normal hydrogen lines, indicating strong stellar winds and a mass loss of the outer envelope. "Extreme helium stars" (EHe) entirely lack hydrogen in their spectra. Previously, a "helium star" was a synonym for a B class star, but this usage is considered obsolete. A "helium star" is also a term for a hypothetical star that could occur if two helium white
Subgiant than core hydrogen burning. Low- and intermediate-mass stars expand and cool until at about 5,000 K they begin to increase in luminosity in a stage known as the red-giant branch. The transition from the main sequence to the red giant branch is known as the subgiant branch. The shape and duration of the subgiant branch varies for stars of different masses, due to differences in the internal configuration of the star. Stars less massive than about are convective throughout most of the star. These stars continue to fuse hydrogen in their cores until essentially the entire star has been converted