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No. The sun is a main sequence star.
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Is Sirius A considered a supergiant?
No. The diameter of Sirius A is about 1.7 times that of the sun. To be considered a supergiant a star must be at least 100 times the diameter of the sun.
Why other says that sun is the closest star to earth?
Because it is closer to the earth than any other star.
Why would a supergiant have a brighter absolute magintude than a white dwarf?
A supergiant is much larger than a white dwarf. A supergiant can be 10 to 70 times the size of our Sun, whereas a white dwarf is only about the size of the Earth.
Is the sun a red giant or a supergiant?
No. The sun is a G-type main sequence star, sometimes called a yellow dwarf.
Is the sun sirius a supergiant?
No. Sirius is actually two stars. The main body, Sirius A, is a fairly large star, larger than the sun, but it is nowhere near the size of a supergiant. Sirius B is a white dwarf, a small, dense remnant of a star that is, int his case, slightly smaller than Earth.
Is Sirius A considered a supergiant?
No. The diameter of Sirius A is about 1.7 times that of the sun. To be considered a supergiant a star must be at least 100 times the diameter of the sun.
Is it true that the sun is classified as a supergiant star?
No. The sun is a main sequence star far smaller than any supergiant.
How many times bigger is the sun then a super giant?
The sun is tiny compared to a supergiant.
What is a star that is millions of times brighter than the sun?
a Supergiant
Star that is larger than the sun?
any giant or supergiant
Why other says that sun is the closest star to earth?
Because it is closer to the earth than any other star.
Why would a supergiant have a brighter absolute magintude than a white dwarf?
A supergiant is much larger than a white dwarf. A supergiant can be 10 to 70 times the size of our Sun, whereas a white dwarf is only about the size of the Earth.
Is the sun a red giant or a supergiant?
No. The sun is a G-type main sequence star, sometimes called a yellow dwarf.
What is it called when the sun turns red?
Red Giant/Supergiant, it will expand and atomise the Earth
Is the sun the lagest star?
The Sun is somewhat midrange in size. All Giant and Supergiant class stars are larger, some of which many times larger, than the Sun.
How big does a supergiant have to be to form a black hole?
BIG! A supergiant must be at least eight times the size of our sun to create a force as strong as a black hole. And one million earths can fit into our sun, imagine that eight times; That's eight million earths!
Is Antares still alive?
At 883 times the size of our Sun, the supergiant star Antares is very much 'alive'.
