The Stars || News || About Stars | Nearest Stars | Big Stars | Special Stars | Exoplanets | Prototype Stars || Constellations || Galaxies || Planets | Moons | Solar System || Convert Values || Stellar Records || Imprint & Privacy

         

Anzeige


Zubeneschamali

The white star as one of very few stars is perceived by some people as green. Others see it white. Zubeneschamali indeed glows strongest in green light, but the other spectral colors are also very strong. This results in the combination color white.
The star rotates about 100 times faster as our Sun.

Constellation: Libra
Distance: 160 light-years
Spectral class: B8
Visual magnitude: 2.7
Luminosity: 130 * Sun
Mass: 4 * Sun

Back: List of Special Stars

07/19/2006

    Zubeneschamali
Photo: ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey

    Astronomical articles released under Creative Commons: Imprint & Privacy
This site in German: Sterne und Planeten


Astronomy: Stars & Planets | © Jumk.de Webprojects

Images of Chemical Elements