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Are giant stars hot or cool?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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No. While the largest stars on the main sequence are the hottest, the largest stars of all are supergiants, which are not on the main sequence. Supergiants are dying stars that have expanded and cooled.

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giants star or super giants are very hot, at least hotter than our sun. that's y it can be seen from lightyears away. by the light it gives off. or energy

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Yes, because giants have more mass, that means that more heat will come from it unlike dwarf star they have less mass so it would be cooler.

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well there is no giant i think you mean a red giant that is bigger than any kind of star and sun will be a red giant soon in the next 500 billion years

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No. White dwarfs are much smaller than red dwarfs.

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