2007-10-06 11:42:37 · 6 answers · asked by New Mommy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
This is the temperature of the photosphere, the glowing visible surface of the Sun. This temperature determines the apparent color of the Sun, as its energy output approximates a blackbody radiating at that temperature. Other parts of the Sun are much hotter - the core is around 15 million Kelvins, and the corona, somewhat unexpectedly, is over one million K.
2007-10-06 12:44:42 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Normally this comes up when talking about color temperature of light. A yellow light has a lower color temperature than a blue-white light. It comes from the effect of heating a "black box" to that temperature and looking at the light coming out of a small hole. In the case of the sun, it is the apparent surface temperature, modified during much of the day by the warming effect of our atmosphere scattering the blue light.
2007-10-06 19:32:01 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K stands for Kelvin. Kelvin is a measurement of temperature whose increments match that of the Celcius scale. Its starts however at -273 degrees celcius since this is absolute zero. Therefore 0 degrees C = 273K
2007-10-06 18:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its probably the mean temperature of the sun (K stands for kelvin) or its surface temperature, the inner temperature is much higher.
2007-10-06 18:51:03 · answer #4 · answered by abcdef 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sun's temperature is measured by Kelvin. therefore the sun's temperature is 5800 Kelvin
2007-10-06 22:29:13 · answer #5 · answered by Name 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5800 degrees kelvin is what I have always been told.
2007-10-06 18:51:35 · answer #6 · answered by Jeep Driver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋