Color of 82 Stars & Nebula

[dr. farr]

WHITE
Achernar
Algenib
Algol
Alhena
Alnilam
Canopus
Capella
Caphir
Castor
Deneb Adige
El Nath
Isidis
Markab
Sharatan
Spica

WHITE/RED
Acubens

WHITE/BLUE
Rigel

WHITE/ULTRAMARINE
Regulus

WHITE/YELLOW
Toliman (Bungula)
Polaris
Sirius

WHITE/LILAC
Graffias

WHITE/VIOLET-PURPLE
Alpheratz
Mintaka
Wasat

RED
Aldebaran (rose)
Fomalhaut
Foramen

RED/GREEN
Antares

ORANGE
Alphard
Betelgeuze
Labrum
Menkar
Pollux

ORANGE/GREEN/YELLOW
Al Jabhah

ORANGE/GREEN/BLUE
Almach

YELLOW
Algenubi
Al Hecka
Altair
Arcturus (golden)
North Assellus (straw)
South Assellus (straw)
Baten Kaitos (imperial topaz)
Bellatrix
Difda
Hamal
Menkalinan
Mirach
Prima Hyadam
Princeps
Procyon
Rastaban
Sabik
Sadalmelik
Sadalsuud
Scheat
South Scale
Ununkalhai
Vindemiatrix
Yed Prior
Zavijavah

YELLOW/BLUE
Albireo
Dabih
Dirah

YELLOW/BLUE-VIOLET
Zosma

YELLOW/LILAC
Giedi

YELLOW/PURPLE
Algorab

GREEN
Deneb
North Scale

GREEN/YELLOW
Alcyone

BLUE
Denebola
Rsalhague (sapphire)
Wega

NEBULOUS (GRAY)
Aculeus
Capulus
Copula
Ensis
Facies
Praesaepe
Spiculum
Vertex

 

[dr. farr]

The above list refers to the spectral, heat-based “colors” of several stars based upon somewhat older astronomical literature; better contemporary astronomical analytical methods would not necessarily agree with the classifications given here; nonetheless I believe that these older observations are still of value from a more symbolic rather than scientifically precise perspective.