NOTES ON DOUBLE STARS - COLOUR ESTIMATES DOUBLE STAR COLOUR ESTIMATES (I-III)
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Star Name |
Descriptor PRIMARY |
Descriptor SECONDARY |
Δm | Std. Dev. |
Beta (β) PsA | Yellow-orange | Yellowish-orange | 2.7 | 0.2 |
Gamma (γ) PsA | White | Orange-yellow | 4.0 | 1.1 |
Delta (δ) PsA | Orange | Red | IC | ** |
Kappa (κ) Tuc | Yellowish | Orange | 2.5 | ** |
Lambda (λ) Tuc | Yellowish | Yellow | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Theta (θ) Phe | White | Yellowish-White | ** | 0.0 |
Tau (τ) Scl | White | -- | ** | ** |
Epsilon (ε) Scl | Yellowish | Orangey-red | ** | ** |
Kappa (κ) Scl | White | Yellow | ** | ** |
Gamma (γ) Ari | White | Yellow-white | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Alpha (α) Psc | Yellowish | White | 0.4 | 0.1 |
p Eri / Δ5 | Yellow | Yellow | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Theta (θ) Eri | White | Blue-white | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Gamma (γ) Cae | Orange-white | -- | 4.0 | ** |
Alpha (α) Col | Blue-white | White | ** | ** |
Alpha (α) CMa | Blue-white | -- | ** | ** |
Epsilon (ε) CMa | White | White | 6.0 | 1.6 |
Pi (π) CMa | Yellow | Orange | 3.3 | 0.5 |
17 CMa | Yellowish-white | Orange | 2.7 | 1.7 |
Beta (β) Ori | Bluish | Blue-white | 6.5 | 1.2 |
Gamma (β) Vol | Orangey-yellow | White | 1.7 | 0.5 |
Gamma (β) Vel (AB) | White (Hint of Blue) | White | 1.9 | 0.5 |
Gamma (γ) Vel (CD) | White (Hint of Yellow) | Orangey-white | 0.8 | 0.5 |
h2 Pup | Orangey-yellow | White (Tint of Blue) | 4.6 | 0.6 |
x Vel / Δ95 | Orange-yellow | Pale Blue | 1.8 | 1.1 |
Sigma (σ) Pup | Pure Orange | White | 4.4 | 1.5 |
Alpha (α) Leo | Blue-White | Yellowish-orange | 5.8 | 1.0 |
Gamma (γ) Leo | Pure Yellow | Yellow (Yellowish) | 1.0 | 0.6 |
Epsilon (ε) Leo | Yellow | White? | >14 | ** |
Gamma (γ) Vir | Yellowish | Yellowish | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Alpha (α1,2) Cen | Yellowish | Yellowish(Darker) | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Gamma (γ) Cen | Pure White | White (Yellowish) | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Gamma (γ) Cru | Orange (Faint Yellow) | Blue-white | 4.0 | 1.7 |
Alpha (α1) Cru | Bluish | Bluish (Lighter) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Mu (μ) Crucis | White (Tint of Blue) | Yellowish-white | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Beta (β) Mus | Blue-white | Blue-white | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Theta (θ) Mus | Yellowish | Yellowish (White) | 2.1 | 0.9 |
Alpha (α) Cir | Yellowish-white | Orange White | 4.5 | 1.0 |
Epsilon (ε) Cha | Yellowish White | Yellowish | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Alpha Lib | Blue-white | Yellowish | 2.3 | 1.0 |
2 Sco | Yellowish | Blue-white | 2.3 | 0.2 |
12 Sco | Yellowish-White | Yellowish-white | 3.1 | 0.9 |
Alpha (α) Sco | Orangey-red | Green | 4.6 | 0.5 |
Iota (ι) TrA | Bluish | Whie | 3.7 | 1.2 |
Rho (ρ) Oph | Yellowish-white | White | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Gamma (γ) Ara | Blue-white | Blue-white (More Blue) | 6.2 | 0.5 |
61 Oph | Bluish-white | White | 0.5 | 0.8 |
70 Oph | Yellow | Orange-yellow | 2.3 | 0.8 |
Epsilon (ε1,2) Lyr | Yellowish-white | Yellowish-white | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Beta (β) Cyg | Orange-yellow | Blue (Tending Bluish) | 2.0 | 0.4 |
Epsilon (ε) Sag | Yellowish-white | Bluish | 1.8 | 1.0 |
Hh 630 | Yellow-orange | White | 2.8 | 1.5 |
Zeta (ζ) Sag | White | Yellowish-white | 4.2 | 1.4 |
Theta (θ) Sag | Yellowish-white | White (Touch Blue) | 2.7 | 1.0 |
Beta (β) Cap | Yellow | Bluish | 2.2 | 0.8 |
Pi (π) Cap | White (Touch Bluish) | Yellow | 3.4 | 0.4 |
Omicron (ο) Cap | White | White | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Alpha (α1) Cap | Yellow | White | 5.1 | 1.2 |
Kappa (κ) Peg | Yellowish | White (Touch Bluish) | 4.3 | 2.6 |
Eta (η) Sgr | Orange | IC | 5.3 | 0.8 |
4 Aqr | -- | -- | 1.3 | -- |
21 Sgr | Yellowish-orange | Yellowish | 2.5 | 0.6 |
Gamma (γ) CrA | Yellowish | Yellowish | 0.1 | 0.1 |
W Ori | Reddish-orange | N/A | ** | ** |
Last Update : 4th October 2012
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