Spectral TypeG2V
Temperature5,772 K
Contender A
Sun
G2V
VS
Spectral TypeA9 II
Temperature7,350 K
Contender B
Canopus
A9 II
Radius
R☉
Sun1
Canopus71
Canopus is 71x higher
Mass
M☉
Sun1
Canopus8.5
Canopus is 8.5x higher
Temperature
K
Sun5,772
Canopus7,350
Canopus is 1.3x higher
Luminosity
L☉
Sun1
Canopus10,500
Canopus is 10,500x higher
Distance
ly
Sun0.000016 ly
Canopus310 ly
Sun is 19,620,253.2x lower
Brightness
mag
Sun-26.74
Canopus-0.74
Sun is 0x lower