2007-03-13 14:53:33 · 6 answers · asked by unseen_force_22 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
"Sol"
Also "Helios" or "The Sun".
2007-03-13 14:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by Now and Then Comes a Thought 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sun?
2007-03-13 15:01:32 · answer #2 · answered by healthyleeroy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sun
2007-03-13 17:17:24 · answer #3 · answered by da_macdaddy91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sun does not have any scientific name like the names of plants and animals but among the billions of stars, it does fall in a particular category: Stars are classified based on their temperature and their size. Based on their temperature, they are classified into O, B, A, F, G, K and M stars with the O stars being the hottest with temperatures of about 50,000 K and the M stars being the coolest with temperatures of about 3000 K. Each group is subdivided into 10 classes (eg. O0, O1,..., O9, B0, B1,...).
Based on the size and luminosity, the stars are classified into classes Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, and V. Type I stars are supergiant stars, II means giant stars, etc. Finally class V are stars called main-sequence stars which are "normal" stars (that fuse hydrogen in their cores).
Based on this notation, our Sun is a star of spectral class G2 and luminosity class V (main sequence). So, when we can say "scientifically" that the Sun is a G2V star.
2007-03-13 16:18:49 · answer #4 · answered by Dhiren B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sol
hence the name of this star system: the Solar System
I believe it is Latin for "sun" or "star"
2007-03-13 15:03:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anthony A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hum? Let me think, er.. maybe its called "The Sun"?
2007-03-13 15:34:13 · answer #6 · answered by Professor Kitty 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋