BV_to_spec_type¶

simcado.source.BV_to_spec_type(B_V)[source]¶

Returns the latest main sequence spectral type(s) for (a) B-V colour

Parameters

B_Vfloat, array: [mag] B-V colour

Returns

spec_typeslist: A list of the spectral types corresponding to the B-V colours

Examples

>>> BV = np.arange(-0.3, 2.5, 0.5)
>>> spec_types = BV_to_spec_type(BV)
>>> print(BV)
>>> print(spec_types)
[-0.3  0.2  0.7  1.2  1.7  2.2]
['O9V', 'A8V', 'G2V', 'K5V', 'M3V', 'M8V']