I think you're asking if the Sun should be in upper or lower case.
If referring to the star at the centre of our Solar System, then the Sun is in upper case. If you're referring to a sun outside of our Solar System then it is in lower case.
The star called Betelgeuse is a red giant. It is about 700 times the size of the sun, and its temperature is lower than that of the sun's, at around 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
On a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a main sequence star that is cooler and dimmer than the Sun would appear to the right and below the Sun's position. The Sun is located approximately in the middle of the main sequence, so a cooler and dimmer star would have a lower temperature and luminosity compared to the Sun, indicating it would be plotted in the lower left section of the main sequence.
Aldebaran has a higher luminosity and a lower surface temperature than the Sun. Rigel has a higher luminosity but a higher surface temperature than the Sun. Bernard's Star and Alpha Centauri have lower luminosity and higher surface temperatures compared to the Sun.
Helio: sun. Centric: center. Ergo, heliocentric means "sun-center." If you are talking about orbits, this means that a star (or in our case, the sun) is the center of the orbit.
Our Sun is basically yellow. Our Sun's surface temperature is higher than that of a red star, and lower than that of a blue star.Other than that, it's hard to make comparisons, since both red stars and blue stars come in VERY different sizes.
The Sun is a medium mass star on the main sequence.
No. The sun has an absolute magnitude of 4.83. By comparison, Betelgeuse has an absolute magnitude of -5.85. Lower numbers indicate a brighter star. In this case Betelgeuse is actually several thousand times brighter than the sun. The sun is the brightest star as measure by apparent magnitude, which is how bright a star looks from a given location and depends on both absolute magnitude and distance.
The star called Betelgeuse is a red giant. It is about 700 times the size of the sun, and its temperature is lower than that of the sun's, at around 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Yes. A planet must orbit its star, in our case the sun.
No, all stars aren't suns. A sun is a star that is at the center of a solar system. Planets rotate around the sun. Planets don't rotate around a normal star. A star can be found anywhere around the universe. That's not the case with planets. Planets have to be in a solar system and a sun has to be in the center. If this is the case with a star, then that star can be called a sun.
No, The sun is seen as a sun and not a star. Our sun is a star.
On a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a main sequence star that is cooler and dimmer than the Sun would appear to the right and below the Sun's position. The Sun is located approximately in the middle of the main sequence, so a cooler and dimmer star would have a lower temperature and luminosity compared to the Sun, indicating it would be plotted in the lower left section of the main sequence.
The noun 'sun' (lower case) is a singular, common, concrete noun; a general word word for any star in the heavens; a general word for the light or warmth received from the Earth's own star.The noun 'Sun' (capitalized) is a singular, proper, concrete noun; a word for the star closest to the Earth, the name of a specific star.
The Sun is a star.
The Sun is a star.
Aldebaran has a higher luminosity and a lower surface temperature than the Sun. Rigel has a higher luminosity but a higher surface temperature than the Sun. Bernard's Star and Alpha Centauri have lower luminosity and higher surface temperatures compared to the Sun.
Yes, if it is the sun. No if it is any other star in the entire universe.Yes, our Sun is a star, and it is part of the Solar System. There are no other stars known to be part of the Solar System, although the possibility still exists that one will be found. In that case it would have to be a very faint star.