Spectral TypeG2V
Temperature5,772 K
Contender A
Sun
G2V
VS
Spectral TypeM4 Ia
Temperature3,365 K
Contender B
UY Scuti
M4 Ia
Radius
R☉
Sun1
UY Scuti1,700
UY Scuti is 1,700x higher
Mass
M☉
Sun1
UY Scuti7
UY Scuti is 7x higher
Temperature
K
Sun5,772
UY Scuti3,365
Sun is 1.7x higher
Luminosity
L☉
Sun1
UY Scuti340,000
UY Scuti is 340,000x higher
Distance
ly
Sun0.000016 ly
UY Scuti9,500 ly
Sun is 601,265,822.8x lower
Brightness
mag
Sun-26.74
UY Scuti8.29
Sun is -0.3x lower