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What does the colour of a star indicate?

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Colour of a star:
A star's colour is related to its surface temperature.
The shorter the wavelength of light emitted by a star, the hotter it is.
Blue or blue-white light with shorter wavelengths is the hottest.
Cooler colours have longer wavelengths, such as red or red-brown.

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