What wavelength ( in nanometers ) is the peak intensity of the light coming from a star whose surface temperature is 4987 Kelvin? What color would we see with our eyes?

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What wavelength ( in nanometers ) is the peak intensity of the light coming from a star whose surface temperature is 4987 Kelvin? What color would we see with our eyes? 

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