Color Index B-V at Color

Color Index B-V. Now star b is the hotter star with a surface. The difference between the values is the color excess, e , of the star:

Note in this case, for the Xaxis temperature uses the BV colorindex.
Note in this case, for the Xaxis temperature uses the BV colorindex. from zebu.uoregon.edu

However, that plot is an idealized relationship that doesn’t account for variations in filters or reddening. Var t = 4600 * ((1 / ((0.92 * bv) + 1.7)) +(1 / ((0.92 * bv) + 0.62)) ); From the color index, you can determine the surface temperature of the star and its spectral class.

Note in this case, for the Xaxis temperature uses the BV colorindex.

For a perfect black body, it can be shown that b −v = −0.72+ 7090 t (20) The diagram below illustrates the spectral distributions for two stars with different temperatures. This means that the b − v color index will be negative. One a blue (b) filter that only lets a narrow range of colors or wavelengths through centered on the blue colors, and a ``visual'' (v) filter that only lets the wavelengths.