Yes, Sirius is about twice as massive as our sun, making it a medium mass star. It is quite a bit brighter, however, and is the second brightest star in our sky.
Yes, Sirius is about twice as massive as our sun, making it a medium mass star. It is quite a bit brighter, however, and is the second brightest star in our sky.
It is, but at twice our suns mass, Sirius A is on the limit, of being an intimidate mass star. Sirius A will have a life cycle similar to that of our own star which is a low mass star, but burns hotter. Sirius B is a companion white dwarf star with a mass of around the same as our sun. Previously, it was thought to have been a star with a mass of around 5 times that of our sun, burning out more quickly than Sirius A.
Sirius B is a white dwarf. So it is low mass compared to other stellar remnants.
Yes, Sirius is larger than Barnard's Star. Sirius, a binary star system, consists of Sirius A, which is about 2.1 times the mass of the Sun and has a diameter approximately 1.7 times that of the Sun. In contrast, Barnard's Star is a red dwarf with a mass only about 0.14 times that of the Sun and a much smaller diameter. Thus, Sirius is significantly more massive and larger than Barnard's Star.
Sirius is larger than Algol. Sirius is a binary star system with Sirius A being the larger star with about twice the mass of the Sun, while Algol is a triple star system with the main star being smaller than Sirius A.
The exact mass of Sirius, which is a binary star system consisting of Sirius A and Sirius B, is approximately 2.1 solar masses (where one solar mass is the mass of our Sun). Specifically, Sirius A has a mass around 2.1 times that of the Sun, while Sirius B, the white dwarf companion, has a mass about 0.98 solar masses. Together, their combined mass is slightly less than 3 solar masses.
no the sun is a medium mass star.
Sure - the two attract each other. In the case of a double star - as Sirius A and Sirius B - both revolve around their common center of mass.
Sirius is a binary star system consisting of two stars: Sirius A and Sirius B. Sirius A is the larger and more luminous star, with a diameter of about 1.7 times that of the Sun. Sirius B is a white dwarf star with a diameter of about 12,000 kilometers, roughly the size of Earth. The distance between the two stars is about 20 AU (astronomical units).
Sirius is actually a binary star system, which means there are two stars (A & B).Sirius A is 25 times more luminous that our Sun. It is estimated to be twice as large as our Sun.It is a type A star and is thus classified as a between Sub Giant and Giant.Sirius B is a white dwarf and has the mass of the Sun but the size of the Earth.Both stars are spherical in shape.
no the sun is a medium mass star.
It can't. A blue star is a high-mass star. A yellow star has a medium mass.