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Commonly known as a star. (But now I wonder: is there a difference between stars and suns?)
by rzzzt 4y ago
Commonly known as a star.
(But now I wonder: is there a difference between stars and suns?)
- daotoad 4y agoMy understanding is that a star is a star regardless of what is or isn't in orbit. A sun, however, needs to have planets to be a sun.
- rzzzt 4y agoI searched if there are "free-floating" stars that don't have any planets in their field of gravity, and results essentially say "not since the early days of the galaxy". So nowadays all/most/the overwhelming majority of stars are suns. Very interesting!