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No. The Sun is a main-sequence star. It will not be a red giant for another 5 billion years.

(see related link for an image of what the Sun would look like in its red giant phase

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Is the sun classified as a giant star?

No. The Sun is a main-sequence star. It will not be a red giant for another 5 billion years.(see related link for an image of what the Sun would look like in its red giant phase


Why sun considered as a red star?

It is not. The sun is classified as a yellow star.


Which is earths sun a yellow star or a red giant?

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How do you use red giant in a sentence?

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Is a red giant star larger then the sun?

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The sun is a .medium -sized star but one day it will become a red giant?

yes. in about five billion years the sun will become a red giant.


Is the sun a gas giant or an rocky planet?

no its a star if it was a gas giant it would be a planet


Is the sun a gian star?

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What kind of star the sun will become in the end of the cycle?

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What is the average temperature drop when a star turns into a red giant?

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