Spectral TypeG2V
Temperature5,772 K
Contender A
Sun
G2V
VS
Spectral TypeA1V
Temperature9,940 K
Contender B
Sirius
A1V
Radius
R☉
Sun1
Sirius1.71
Sirius is 1.7x higher
Mass
M☉
Sun1
Sirius2.06
Sirius is 2.1x higher
Temperature
K
Sun5,772
Sirius9,940
Sirius is 1.7x higher
Luminosity
L☉
Sun1
Sirius25.4
Sirius is 25.4x higher
Distance
ly
Sun0.000016 ly
Sirius8.6 ly
Sun is 544,303.8x lower
Brightness
mag
Sun-26.74
Sirius-1.46
Sun is 0.1x lower