Astronomical Star Colours
|
Spectral TYPE |
0 |
B |
A |
F |
G |
K |
M |
| Colour |
Blue |
Bluish
White |
White | Yellowish
White |
Yellow | Orange | Red |
| Temperature
Degrees C |
30.000 | 21,000 | 10,000 | 7,500 | 6,000 | 4,700 | 3,300 |
| Main
Chemicals |
Helium | Helium | Hydrogen | Calcium | Metals | Hydrocarbons | Complex
Mix |
| Star
Examples |
Zeta
Orionis |
Spica
Achernar |
Altair
Sirius |
Canopus
Procyon |
Sun
Capella |
Aldebaran
Pollux |
Arcturus
Antares |
|Diagram
of clockface with approximate colors|
|Diagram of
Frequency to Wavelength connection|
|Diagram
of harmonic colours|
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