Spectral TypeG2V
Temperature5,772 K
Contender A
Sun
G2V
VS
Spectral TypeLBV
Temperature11,800 K
Contender B
Pistol Star
LBV
Radius
R☉
Sun1
Pistol Star306
Pistol Star is 306x higher
Mass
M☉
Sun1
Pistol Star120
Pistol Star is 120x higher
Temperature
K
Sun5,772
Pistol Star11,800
Pistol Star is 2x higher
Luminosity
L☉
Sun1
Pistol Star1,000,000
Pistol Star is 1,000,000x higher
Distance
ly
Sun0.000016 ly
Pistol Star25,000 ly
Sun is 1,582,278,481x lower
Brightness
mag
Sun-26.74
Pistol Star11.00
Sun is -0.4x lower