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Black holes dont appear on HR diagrams because HR diagrams are used to classify stars not find black holes

Black holes emit no visible light (are not luminous enough) and therefore do not appear in the HR diagram.

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Black dwarfs are not on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram because they are theoretical end points in stellar evolution where white dwarfs cool down to become invisible. Their low temperature and luminosity levels make them undetectable in the visible spectrum, so they do not appear on the HR diagram.

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Black dwarfs are not on the HR-Diagram because they are a) Theoretical (as mentioned below) and most importantly b) not luminous (See description of what the HR-Diagram is).

It is believed that there are currently no black dwarves, since the Universe is too young for that. They will likely exist in the far future, when white dwarves cool down.

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