Spectral TypeG2V
Temperature5,772 K
Contender A
Sun
G2V
VS
Spectral TypeM3-M4 Ia
Temperature3,490 K
Contender B
VY Canis Majoris
M3-M4 Ia
Radius
R☉
Sun1
VY Canis Majoris1,420
VY Canis Majoris is 1,420x higher
Mass
M☉
Sun1
VY Canis Majoris17
VY Canis Majoris is 17x higher
Temperature
K
Sun5,772
VY Canis Majoris3,490
Sun is 1.7x higher
Luminosity
L☉
Sun1
VY Canis Majoris270,000
VY Canis Majoris is 270,000x higher
Distance
ly
Sun0.000016 ly
VY Canis Majoris3,900 ly
Sun is 246,835,443x lower
Brightness
mag
Sun-26.74
VY Canis Majoris7.95
Sun is -0.3x lower