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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.
Why is a White Dwarf hotter than the sun?
A white dwarf is what remains of a star's interior, which is much hotter than the surface because it is closer to the source of fusion.
Are most stars are smaller or larger than the sun?
Most stars are smaller than the sun, falling into the red dwarf category.
How does a red giant star compare to the sun?
A red giant star is much larger and brighter than the Sun. It is in the later stages of its life cycle when it begins to expand and cool down. Eventually, it will shed its outer layers and become a white dwarf.
The sun will eventually end up as a?
white dwarf 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 it true or fault that A white dwarf star is about the same size as the sun?
False. A white dwarf star is much smaller in size compared to the sun. A white dwarf is typically about the size of the Earth, whereas the sun is much larger, around 100 times wider and more massive than a white dwarf star.
Is Sirius a giant?
No. Sirius consists of two stars. Sirius A is larger than the sun but is not a giant. Sirius B is a white dwarf,
How dense is the white dwarf to your sun?
A white dwarf is much denser than the Sun. White dwarfs have a typical density around 1 million times greater than the density of the Sun, resulting in a mass similar to the Sun's but packed into a much smaller volume.
How much larger is the sun is than polaris?
the polaris is much larger than sun because polaris is a super giant star while sun is only a dwarf
Why is a White Dwarf hotter than the sun?
A white dwarf is what remains of a star's interior, which is much hotter than the surface because it is closer to the source of fusion.
How small is a yellow dwarf?
The Sun is a classed as a yellow dwarf. That's a typical size for these stars. The term dwarf is a bit misleading here. The Sun is much larger than a red dwarf star, for example.
Why do you call the sun a dwarf star?
Despite being larger than most stars, the sun is called a yellow dwarf because it is far smaller than the giant and supergiant stars.
Are most stars are smaller or larger than the sun?
Most stars are smaller than the sun, falling into the red dwarf category.
Is the sun bigger than the other stars?
Yes and no. Some stars are much larger - like VY Canis Majoris which is 2,000 times larger than our Sun. A white dwarf star can be about the size of the Earth. Whereas a neutron star can be as small as a large city Our Sun is an average star.
How can a star that has more mass than the sun be smaller than your sun?
The obvious reason is that the specific star has bigger density compared with the Sun. For example, that star could be a "white dwarf star". A white dwarf mostly contains "electron degenerate matter", which is very dense. A white dwarf is a small dense star.
How is it possinle for whit dwarfs to have a lower luminosity than the sun even though the sun is much cooler than the white dwarf?
Luminosity will also depend on the surface area. The Sun has about 10,000 times the surface area of a typical white dwarf.
