COLORS OF

STARS

By Group 2
 What is a star? S tars come in a
variety of colors,
star is a very large
ball of burning gas
in space that is usually
seen from the earth as a
point of light in the sky
at night.

which are related to their

star is a very large
A
temperature and the
ball of burning gas chemical elements
in space that is usually present in their outer
seen from the earth as a layers.
point of light in the sky
at night.
Colors of stars Examples:
• Rigel
Blue • Spica
• Bellatrix
lue Stars
B have the
highest
temperature with
approx. 25, 000 K
Colors of stars Examples:
• Rigel
Blue • Spica
• Bellatrix
lue Stars
B have the
highest
temperature with
approx. 25, 000 K
 White
hite Stars
W have around
11, 000 K and are
mostly massive and Examples:
hotter than our Sun • Sirius
• Vega
 Yellow
F rom 5,000 –
6,000 K, the star
So instead of
being pure
appears yellowish, yellow, as star
and below 5,000 K, like that is going
the star looks to be yellow
yellowish-orange. mixed with
something else.
Examples Orange
• The Sun
rom 4, 000 K,
• Proxima
F Orange Stars are
also known as K-
Class type stars
which are slightly
cooler than our star.
 Red Examples

W ith a 3,000 K,
Red Stars have
• Antares
• Betelgeuse
the lowest
temperature. Most
red stars are called
red giants
stars(dying stars).
The End
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