Which star, the Sun or Betelgeuse, is brighter? What is evidence and data from the picture supports the answer?

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Which star, the Sun or Betelgeuse, is brighter? What is evidence and data from the picture supports the answer?
Birth
Stellar Stage
Death
Main-
sequence
star
Protostar
Black
dwarf
Nebula
White
dwarf
Low mass stars
Sun
Main
sequence
star
Nebula
Protostar
Red giant
Plaņetary
nebula
White
dwarf
Black
dwarf
Medium mass stars
Neutron star
Betelgeuse
or
Main
Protostar sequence
star
Red supergiant
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Nebula
Supernova
Black hole
Massive stars
Revised 7/28/2018
Distance
Absolute
Apparent
(light-years) Magnitude*
Name
Magnitude*
Sun
NA
-26.7
5.0
Alpha Centauri
4.27
0.0
4.4
Sirius
8.70
-1.4
1.5
Arcturus
36
-0.1
-0.3
Betelgeuse
520
0.8
-5.5
Deneb
1600
1.3
-6.9
*The more negative, the brighter; the more positive, the dimmer.
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Transcribed Image Text:Birth Stellar Stage Death Main- sequence star Protostar Black dwarf Nebula White dwarf Low mass stars Sun Main sequence star Nebula Protostar Red giant Plaņetary nebula White dwarf Black dwarf Medium mass stars Neutron star Betelgeuse or Main Protostar sequence star Red supergiant Baltimore County Public Schools xplosiónce Prek-12 Nebula Supernova Black hole Massive stars Revised 7/28/2018 Distance Absolute Apparent (light-years) Magnitude* Name Magnitude* Sun NA -26.7 5.0 Alpha Centauri 4.27 0.0 4.4 Sirius 8.70 -1.4 1.5 Arcturus 36 -0.1 -0.3 Betelgeuse 520 0.8 -5.5 Deneb 1600 1.3 -6.9 *The more negative, the brighter; the more positive, the dimmer. Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Science Prek-12
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