- Carbon & Red Stars (Vir) -

On this page I will present some carbon and red stars, which are particularly apparent due to their color.

And (9) Cep (9) Del (2) Leo (1) Psc (2) Vir (3)
Aql (5) CMa (1) Dra (3) Lep (2) Sct (1) Vul (7)
Aur (13) CMi (2) Eri (1) Lyr (4) Ser (1)
Boo (2) Cnc (2) Gem (18) Oph (1) Sgr (2)
Cam (4) CrB (2) Her (3) Ori (5) Tau (10)
Cap (2) CVn (6) Hya (2) Peg (5) UMa (6)
Cas (15) Cyg (23) Lac (5) Per (16) UMi (1)

BK Vir (*)

Name: BK Vir
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Vir
Coordinates: 12h30m21.01s / +04°24'59.14"
Brightness: 7m.3 - 8m.8 (140d)
René Merting
B 15x56, SQM-L 18.6
08.05.2023 der Stern zeigt ein ganz helles Orange - Helligkeit geschätzt 8.0 mag (ähnlich hell wie HD 108987 etwas weiter nordöstlich)
ORANGE COLORED

S Vir (*)

Name: S Vir
Type: *, V*
Constellation: Vir
Coordinates: 13h33m00.11s / -07°11'41.04"
Brightness: 6m.3 - 13m.2 (375.1d)
René Merting
100mm f/6.4, 32x, SQM-L 21.3
Conditions in the target region: SQM-L 19.5
bei 32x hellorange - bei 64x wird die Färbung etwas klarer und dunkler - der Stern war während der Beobachtung eine halbe Größenklasse schwächer als der südlich stehende Stern 77 Vir
ORANGE COLORED

SS Vir (C*)

Name: SS Vir
Type: *, V*, C*
Constellation: Vir
Coordinates: 12h25m14.39s / +00°46'10.92"
Brightness: 6m.0 - 9m.6 (361d)
Robert Zebahl
B 8x40, Bortle 6-, NELM 5m.0
2014-05-22: More color intense than in the nearby 80mm FH. Deep red to purple. Very nice!

RED COLORED
80mm f/6.25, 25x, Bortle 6-, NELM 5m.0
2014-05-22: Bright, very color intense, deep orange to slightly reddish.

RED COLORED
8" f/6, 37x, Bortle 5, NELM 5m.5
2014-05-31: Bright, evident, deep orange.

ORANGE COLORED
B 8x40, NELM 4m.3+
2015-04-15: Moderately bright, deep red, evident.

RED COLORED
80mm f/6.25, 25x, Bortle 7, NELM 5m.0, SQM-L 19.3
2015-04-22: Evident with light red coloring.

RED COLORED
120mm f/5, 18x, Bortle 6, NELM 5m.1+, SQM-L 19.4
2016-04-26: Deep orange to light red, evident, bright.

ORANGE COLORED
René Merting
B 18x70, SQM-L 21.0
auffallend - ein schönes, helles, glasklares Orange
ORANGE COLORED