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If you are in the northern hemisphere, Winter is a good time to see Orion. Using Orions belt as pointer stars, continue down to the horizon and you'll see a very bright star - Sirius. It's the brightest star in out skies due to its actual brightness and its close proximity to our solar system (8 light years or so).
It is actually a binary star system though, there are two stars in orbit about each other. The main star, Sirius A is a white hot main sequence star (active), while its companion, Sirius B, is a white dwarf star. Sirius B was thought to once be the most massive of the two, but became an inactive white dwarf some 120 million years ago. Online pictures will show the two stars side by side, the Sirius B white dwarf seen as a much smaller and dimmer star than its active companion, Sirius A. You wont be able to pick out the two stars with the naked eye.
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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.
What is a cooled white dwarf star that is extremely dense?
A cooled white dwarf is a black dwarf. I think you are thinking of a neutron star which has nothing to do with a white dwarf.
Why would a white dwarf become a red dwarf?
A white dwarf could not become a red dwarf. A white dwarf is a remnant of a dead star. A red dwarf is a star with a very low mass.
Is white dwarf a massive star?
No. A white dwarf is the remnant of a low to medium mass star.
Which is bigger a neutron star or a white dwarf?
A white dwarf is much larger than a neutron star.
Is a dwarf star and a white dwarf the same thing?
No. A dwarf star is a small star. A white dwarf is just one particular type of dwarf star, but there are other types.
Is the white dwarf the biggest star?
No a white dwarf is a small compact 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.
What is a cooled white dwarf star that is extremely dense?
A cooled white dwarf is a black dwarf. I think you are thinking of a neutron star which has nothing to do with a white dwarf.
Why would a white dwarf become a red dwarf?
A white dwarf could not become a red dwarf. A white dwarf is a remnant of a dead star. A red dwarf is a star with a very low mass.
Is white dwarf a massive star?
No. A white dwarf is the remnant of a low to medium mass star.
What is the temperature of a white dwarf star?
A white dwarf star's temperature can range from approximately 7000K to 19000K.
Is a white dwarf star about the size of a city?
No, a typical white dwarf star is roughly the size of the Earth.
Which is bigger a neutron star or a white dwarf?
A white dwarf is much larger than a neutron star.
Are white dwarf stars a low mass star?
A white dwarf is the remnant of a low to medium mass star.
The sun will eventually end up as a?
white dwarf star
A star that is very hot but dim is a?
That might be a white dwarf.
