GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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The Sun is the hottest star.
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The Sun is the closest star to Earth.
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The Sun is the biggest star in the Milky Way.
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The Sun orbits the Earth.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Though sun is not the biggest or brightest star, it appears so because it is the nearest star from us. Since the distance is very less, it appears bigger and brighter. As the distance of other stars from us increases, their brightness and size appears to be less.
Detailed explanation-2: -The closest star to us is actually our very own Sun at 93, 000, 000 miles (150, 000, 000 km). The next closest star is Proxima Centauri. It lies at a distance of about 4.3 light-years or about 25, 300, 000, 000, 000 miles (about 39, 900, 000, 000, 000 kilometers).
Detailed explanation-3: -Sun appears bigger and brighter compared to other stars because it is closer to the earth than other stars.
Detailed explanation-4: -It turns out that our Sun is an average sized star. There are bigger stars, and there are smaller stars. We have found stars that are 100 times bigger in diameter than our sun.