| Light | Frequency | Wave length | Lmax (light year) |
| Infrared | 3.00 × 1014 Hz | 1000 nm | 3.0 × 108 |
| Red | 4.61 × 1014 Hz | 650 nm | 1.1 × 109 |
| Blue | 6.67 × 1014 Hz | 450 nm | 3.3 × 109 |
| NUV | 7.50 × 1014 Hz | 400 nm | 4.7 × 109 |
| LUV | 3.00 × 1015 Hz | 100 nm | 3.0 × 1011 |
| SUV | 3.00 × 1016 Hz | 10.0 nm | 3.0 × 1014 |
| Soft-X | 3.00 × 1017 Hz | 1.00 nm | 3.0 × 1017 |
| Hard-X | 3.00 × 1018 Hz | 1.00 × 10−1 nm | 3.0 × 1020 |
| Super Hard X | 3.00 × 1019 Hz | 1.00 × 10−2 nm | 3.0 × 1023 |