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The largest star known, Eta Carinae, has about 150 times the Sun's mass but it is only 3 million years old and likely to explode in less than a million years so is unstable and short-lived compared to other stars.
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What is the final stage for stars whose final masses are greater than three times the mass of the sun?
Stars more than about 3 times the mass of the sun are likely to wind up as neutron stars. Stars more than about 10 times the mass of the sun will probably end up as black holes.
Will the sun turn into a neutron star?
No. It does not have enough mass. Only stars 8 times the mass of the sun or greater can become neutron stars. The sun will become a white dwarf.
How big is the star Acrux compared to the sun?
Acrux is actually a binary star system, comprising of at least three stars. The largest (α Cru 1) has a mass of about 14 times that of the Sun and is 25,000 times more luminous.
Will the sun turn into a pulsar?
No. It does not have enough mass. Only stars 8 times the mass of the sun or greater can become pulsars. The sun will become a white dwarf.
How big is a supernova star compared to your sun?
Supernova stars' are at least three times the solar mass of the Sun.
How big is a hyper-giant star?
Hypergiant simply means the largest of the large stars; there is no exact definition as to its size. For comparison, the largest stars (in diameter) have diameters 1000-2000 times that of the Sun; the most massive stars have 150-200 times the mass of the Sun; and the brightest stars (in absolute terms, not as seen by us) are estimated to have about 5 million times the brightness of the Sun.
What is the mass of the different stars?
between 80 times the mass of Jupiter and 150 times the mass of the Sun.
What is the final stage for stars whose final masses are greater than three times the mass of the sun?
Stars more than about 3 times the mass of the sun are likely to wind up as neutron stars. Stars more than about 10 times the mass of the sun will probably end up as black holes.
Is the sun bigger than all the other stars?
No. The sun is not the biggest star in the our galaxy. Some stars that we see at night that are located far far away from other stars. One of the largest known stars, NML Cygni, is 1,650 times bigger than the sun (by radius). Our sun is tiny, compared to the bigger stars. the largest star is a billion times the sun, and by the way, nml cygni is not one of the largest known stars, it IS the largest known star
Will the sun turn into a neutron star?
No. It does not have enough mass. Only stars 8 times the mass of the sun or greater can become neutron stars. The sun will become a white dwarf.
How big is the star Acrux compared to the sun?
Acrux is actually a binary star system, comprising of at least three stars. The largest (α Cru 1) has a mass of about 14 times that of the Sun and is 25,000 times more luminous.
Could an average stars such as our sun become a neutron star?
No. Stars such as our sun become white dwarfs. Only stars 8-10 times the mass of the sun or more become neutron stars.
What is the range of star mases for high mass stars?
Between about 8 and 100 times the mass of the Sun.
Will the sun turn into a pulsar?
No. It does not have enough mass. Only stars 8 times the mass of the sun or greater can become pulsars. The sun will become a white dwarf.
Why are neutron stars so heavy?
Neutron stars are so heavy because they are the compact core of a star that is 8 time the mass of our Sun. The most massive neutron stars possible are 3 times the mass of our Sun.
Which sun is more big?
The largest star (sun) has about 2000 times the diameter of our Sun. The most massive star has approximately 200 times the mass of our Sun.
How big is a supernova star compared to your sun?
Supernova stars' are at least three times the solar mass of the Sun.
