Stars have different colours because of their temperature.
(a) What will be the colour of a star which has a very large surface temperature?
(b) What is the colour of star 'Chothi'?

Open in App

Solution

(a) As we increase the temperature of a black body, the peak of its spectrum moves to shorter (bluer) wavelengths of light hence the star which has very large surface temperature will have blue colour.
(b) Orange is the colour of the star " Chothi".

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Why stars will have colours?

What is the colour of the star named Rigel?

In a telescopic image of night sky, some stars are blue in colour while others appear to be red in colour. What determines the colour of the star?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program