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Compared to the diameter density and mass of other stars the sun is?
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There are two ways of comparing size: Mass, and volume. (Mass is the product of volume and density).
Our sun is about average, perhaps a little above. It is expected there are lots of small red dwarf stars, which begin fusing hydrogen up around 15 Jovian masses. Since our sun out masses Jupiter by a factor of several thousand, the smallest stellar mass would approximately be one hundredth the mass of our sun. Note: there may be special circumstances a sun could be even smaller--see the link below.
As for diameter, white dwarf stars could have diameters of 7000 miles--that is even smaller than our earth (8000 miles). Neutron stars are even smaller yet, with diameters up to one half mile, yet with roughly the mass of our own sun.
The biggest stars can have masses hundreds of times that of our sun, and correspondingly large diameters.
larger in diameter, more dense, average in mass
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What is the suns diameter density and mass compared to other stars?
The sun's diameter is about 865,374 miles. Its density is 1.622�105 kg/m3 and its mass is (1.98855±0.00025)�1030 kg which is 333,000 times that of Earth.
Do stars vary greatly in size and color only.?
No. Stars vary in lots of aspects, including:* Diameter * Mass * Color (and the related surface temperature) * Chemical composition * Density (related to mass and diameter) * Brightness
Why do the brightest stars in your sky appear so bright compared to other stars in your sky?
because those stars have high luminosities.
Why does the sun appear much larger than other stars?
That's because the Sun is so close to us compared with other stars.
What is the second hottest star?
Yellow stars are the second hottest, Blue stars are the first hottest. Red stars, even though they are they can be the biggest they are the coldest type of star, they are still hot, but not as hot as compared to other stars.
What is the suns diameter density and mass compared to other stars?
The sun's diameter is about 865,374 miles. Its density is 1.622�105 kg/m3 and its mass is (1.98855±0.00025)�1030 kg which is 333,000 times that of Earth.
When compared to other stars red giant stars are what?
When compared to the other stars, the Red Giant Star are very minute. There are other stars that are very large by far as compared to the Red giant stars.
What is unsual about the sun compared tho many other stars?
Nothing, really. The Sun is average in size, temperature, and density. Its an all around average star.
Do stars vary greatly in size and color only.?
No. Stars vary in lots of aspects, including:* Diameter * Mass * Color (and the related surface temperature) * Chemical composition * Density (related to mass and diameter) * Brightness
In size compared to other stars the mass of our sun is?
Our Sun is well above the median; probably somewhere around percentile 85 or 90, both with respect to mass and diameter. That means that 85% or 90% of the stars are smaller than our Sun.
Why do the brightest stars in your sky appear so bright compared to other stars in your sky?
because those stars have high luminosities.
Why does the sun appear much larger than other stars?
That's because the Sun is so close to us compared with other stars.
When compared to other stars the sun is very not unusual what make the sun more important than any other star?
what is unusual about the sun compared to many other stars ?????#
What is Andromeda's linear diameter?
The Andromeda galaxy (M31) has in recent years been found to have an extended range of faint stars previously unseen, giving the galaxy an overall diameter of about 220,000 light years (~67.5 parsecs). This was roughly three time previous estimates. What proves difficult in pegging a specific diameter is that galaxies do not have hard edges. The field of stars dwindles in density somewhat gradually. We have to define at what density of stars is a location no longer within the body of a galaxy. This definition would be rather arbitrary and could vary from person to person.
What do they measure stars in?
What you measure something in depends on what property you want to measure. For example, whether you want to measure the star's diameter, its density, its surface temperature, its mass, etc.Two measurement systems are often used: 1) SI units, for example, diameter in kilometers, mass in kilograms, etc. 2) Some properties, and especially diameter and mass, are often compared with the Sun's mass; for example, a certain star might be said to have 2.1 times the mass of the Sun.
How much smaller is the sun than other stars?
The sun is larger than some stars but smaller than others. The smallest stars, not counting collapsed remnants, are about a tenth the diameter of the sun. The largest are more than 1,000 times the sun's diameter.
How does the size of your Sun compared to the size of other stars in the night sky?
Some stars are much larger than our Sun - up to several hundred times its diameter - some are smaller than it. Most, however, are smaller; the Sun is in the top 10% with respect to mass, and probably also with respect to diameter. The large majority of stars is of the "red dwarf" type.Some stars are much larger than our Sun - up to several hundred times its diameter - some are smaller than it. Most, however, are smaller; the Sun is in the top 10% with respect to mass, and probably also with respect to diameter. The large majority of stars is of the "red dwarf" type.Some stars are much larger than our Sun - up to several hundred times its diameter - some are smaller than it. Most, however, are smaller; the Sun is in the top 10% with respect to mass, and probably also with respect to diameter. The large majority of stars is of the "red dwarf" type.Some stars are much larger than our Sun - up to several hundred times its diameter - some are smaller than it. Most, however, are smaller; the Sun is in the top 10% with respect to mass, and probably also with respect to diameter. The large majority of stars is of the "red dwarf" type.
