Spectral TypeG2V
Temperature5,772 K
Contender A
Sun
G2V
VS
Spectral TypeB0.5 IV
Temperature28,000 K
Contender B
Acrux
B0.5 IV
Radius
R☉
Sun1
Acrux8.4
Acrux is 8.4x higher
Mass
M☉
Sun1
Acrux18
Acrux is 18x higher
Temperature
K
Sun5,772
Acrux28,000
Acrux is 4.9x higher
Luminosity
L☉
Sun1
Acrux25,000
Acrux is 25,000x higher
Distance
ly
Sun0.000016 ly
Acrux321 ly
Sun is 20,316,455.7x lower
Brightness
mag
Sun-26.74
Acrux0.77
Sun is -0x lower