The surface temperature of a red giant is, at most, 5000 Kelvin.
how can a red giant star become brighter if it now has a lower surface temp
Red stars have the coolest surface temperature. Blue color stars have the highest surface temperature. The Sun belongs to the main sequence stars.
A red giant star.
Red
Betelgeuse is a red giant therefore its surface is of red color with some white sun spots.
how can a red giant star become brighter if it now has a lower surface temp
Red stars have the coolest surface temperature. Blue color stars have the highest surface temperature. The Sun belongs to the main sequence stars.
The colour of a star is a good measure of the surface temperature.
According to Wikipedia, a red giant has a surface temperature of 5000 K or less.
A red color, in a star, is associated with a low surface temperature.
Color is related to surface temperature, and a "red giant" is cooler than a main sequence, medium-sized star like the Sun.
Color is related to surface temperature, and a "red giant" is cooler than a main sequence, medium-sized star like the Sun.
A red giant star.
A supergiant is brighter than a red giant. That means it spends its energy faster, and lives less. To burn its energy faster, it must be hotter in its nucleus. That doesn't necessarily mean that its surface temperature is faster (rather, it will usually be bigger, and have a larger surface to irradiate).
It depends on how old it is
The core temperature will increase, GREATLY. The surface temperature probably won't change all that much. And it isn't a case of "if", but of "when"; the Sun WILL turn into a red giant, in about 4 billion years or so.
The largest stars - that is, largest in diameter - are usually red. This is related to the fact that their surface temperature is relatively low. They still radiate huge amounts of energy though, due to their large surface.