Main Sequence Spectral Types, Temperatures and B-V Color Indices
(Data in red pertain to brown dwarfs and are somewhat uncertain.)
Spectral Type Temperature [K} B-V
O5 42 000 -0.33
O9 34 000 -0.31
B0 30 000 -0.30
B2 20 900 -0.24
B5 15 200 -0.17
B8 11 400 -0.11
A0 9 790 -0.02
A2 9 000 0.05
A5 8 180 0.15
F0 7 300 0.30
F2 7 000 0.35
F5 6 650 0.44
F8 6 250 0.52
G0 5 940 0.58
G2 5 790 0.63
G5 5 560 0.68
G8 5 310 0.74
K0 5 150 0.81
K2 4 830 0.91
K5 4 410 1.15
M0 3 840 1.40
M2 3 170 1.49
M5 3 170 1.64
M8 2 800  
L0 2 450  
L1 2 300  
L3 2 000  
L5 1 680  
L7 1 520  
L8 1 400  
T2 1 320  
T6 1 020  
T7 900  
T8 800