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No. While Betelgeuse is larger and brighter than the sun, it actually has a lower surface temperature.
Our sun has an absolute magnitude of 4.83, compared to Betelgeuse's absolute magnitude of -6.05. This means that Betelgeuse is more than 10 magnitudes brighter than our sun.
Yes, the Sun is much smaller than Betelgeuse.
Betelgeuse is much bigger than the Sun.
No. The sun is actually hotter than Betelgeuse, but much smaller.
No. While Betelgeuse is larger and brighter than the sun, it actually has a lower surface temperature.
Our sun has an absolute magnitude of 4.83, compared to Betelgeuse's absolute magnitude of -6.05. This means that Betelgeuse is more than 10 magnitudes brighter than our sun.
Yes, the Sun is much smaller than Betelgeuse.
Betelgeuse is much bigger than the Sun.
No. The sun is actually hotter than Betelgeuse, but much smaller.
the Betelgeuse is colder than the sun
Betelgeuse give off more light than the Sun because it is much larger than the Sun, and the star's core is much larger and more powerful than the Sun's core.
Betelgeuse appears smaller than the sun because it is much farther away, by a factor of about 40 million.
Yes, in "absolute magnitude", Mizar is much brighter than the Sun.
Betelgeuse.
Betelgeuse doesn't revolve around the sun. It is a star, even larger than the sun, and much too far away for the sun to have much effect on it.
No. Betelgeuse has 950-1200 times the diameter of the Sun.