object (A and B), state if it is a star

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The picture shows the spectra of two objects observed with a new telescope

  1. For each object (A and B), state if it is a star and why or why not? 
  2. If Object A cooled (while staying the same size), what would happen to the brightness and colour of the star.
Object A
Object B
1.2
0.5
1.0
0.4 -
0.8
0.3
0.6-
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
Wavelength (nanometers)
Wavelength (nanometers)
Normalized brightness
Normalized brightness
Transcribed Image Text:Object A Object B 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.4 - 0.8 0.3 0.6- 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 Wavelength (nanometers) Wavelength (nanometers) Normalized brightness Normalized brightness
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