The sun is similar to other stars because it is a star itself. All stars are made of the same types of materials, hydrogen and helium. In addition to the same make up, all stars also have a life cycle.
The sun is quite similar to stars mainly because it IS one.
Alpha Centauri and the sun
alpha centari and the sun
The sun can be considered unusual compared to other stars because it has no companion. Nearly half of all know stars exist in pairs or in multiple star groupings. For example, the nearest star to the Sun, Proxima Centauri, is red dwarf star in a grouping with 2 other stars.
Some stars are bigger than the planet like the sun but some are small. The size varies.
The stars we can see are all within our galaxy (the Mikey Way). In general all the stars are orbiting the center of the Mikey Way.
Stars similar to our Sun have a stellar class of G2V - Alpha Centauri A has the same class as our Sun
They are main sequence yellow stars.
Our sun is an average star.
Stars reflect the suns light
White dwarf stars.
Alpha Centauri and the sun
Very small. Only about 7.6% of all visible stars.
The Sun is a G-type star. There are millions of them throughout our galaxy alone.
No, stars do not reflect the sun like the moon does. Stars are very similar to the sun and give off their own light. (They look small because they are far away, but they are actually very big).
Most stars get their energy in the same way as our Sun. Remember: our Sun is a star; stars are suns.
Stars are enormous balls of extremely hot gas, which are similar to our sun, but much farther away.
The Sun is a as a G2V type star, a yellow dwarf and a main sequence star.