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the polaris is much larger than sun because polaris is a super giant star while sun is only a dwarf

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How much larger is polaris than your sun?

Polaris has a radius around 30 times that of our own sun.


How much larger the sun than polaris?

Polaris is actually a system of three stars, all of them larger than the sun. They range in size from 1.26 to 5.4 times the diameter of the sun. Polaris only appears smaller than the sun because it is several million times farther away.


What is larger in size Pollux or Polaris?

Pollux is larger than Polaris. Pollux, a binary star in the constellation Gemini, has a radius about 8.5 times that of the Sun, while Polaris, the North Star in the constellation Ursa Minor, has a radius approximately 2.5 times that of the Sun. Thus, Pollux is significantly larger in size compared to Polaris.


Is the sun much larger than all the other stars?

No. The sun only appears much larger than other stars because it is much closer. Many stars are much larger than the sun.


Which is larger in size polaris or pollux?

Its apparent magnitude is about 2, but it's slightly variable. Usually it's given as 1.97v (where v means variable).


Star much larger than the sun?

Many stars are larger than our Sun, many are smaller.


Which star is larger in size Polaris or Centauri b?

Polaris, also known as the North Star, is significantly larger than Proxima Centauri b, which is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri. Polaris is a supergiant star with a radius about 30 times that of the Sun, while Proxima Centauri is a small, low-mass star, about 14% the mass of the Sun. In terms of size, Polaris is vastly larger than Proxima Centauri b's host star.


What is biger moon or sun?

The sun is much larger than the moon. The sun has a diameter about 400 times larger than the moon, but it also appears larger to us on Earth because it is much closer to us than the moon.


Is Polaris hotter than the Sun?

Yes. The sun is about 5778°K. Polaris is about 6900°K.


Is Jupiter bigger than sun?

Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar system, but it is not larger than the Sun. The Sun is about 10 times larger than Jupiter.


How can betelgeuse give more light 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.


Why does the sun have a much higher gravitational attraction than earth?

Because the Sun is much larger than the Earth.