Spectral TypeG2V
Temperature5,772 K
Contender A
Sun
G2V
VS
Spectral TypeM1-2 Ia-ab
Temperature3,600 K
Contender B
Betelgeuse
M1-2 Ia-ab
Radius
R☉
Sun1
Betelgeuse764
Betelgeuse is 764x higher
Mass
M☉
Sun1
Betelgeuse16.5
Betelgeuse is 16.5x higher
Temperature
K
Sun5,772
Betelgeuse3,600
Sun is 1.6x higher
Luminosity
L☉
Sun1
Betelgeuse126,000
Betelgeuse is 126,000x higher
Distance
ly
Sun0.000016 ly
Betelgeuse548 ly
Sun is 34,683,544.3x lower
Brightness
mag
Sun-26.74
Betelgeuse0.42
Sun is -0x lower