by 
yup.
ANSWERS: 16
-
Yes, it's called the Sun. The Sun is just a star.
-
The Sun is sometimes referred to by its Latin name Sol or by its Greek name Helios. Its astrological and astronomical symbol is a circle with a point at its center: . The ancient Greeks grouped the Sun together with the other celestial bodies which moved across the sky (in relation to the starfield), calling them all planets. This was before the acceptance of heliocentrism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_sun
-
Im sorry for writing another answer, however i cant write comments. The sun is a star. It is quite an average star. nothing special. It is called the sun. Every star has a name and of course, our nearest is no exception. Dont believe me?? See http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Mountain/4240/
-
It is a star whose name is The Sun.
-
Its name is G2V STAR
-
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.
-
There are a few good A's here deserving of + ratings, but I would just like to add, according to the ancient egyptians who worshiped the sun as a god... they called it Ra.
-
Yes,of course it has a name.It's name is sun. Actually it is a star like every oyher and its name is sun.
-
I didnt know we had a child... I demand a perternity test.
-
"Sol"! How we get solar system.
-
Why do people keep saying the name of the sun is "The sun"? To us, that's what it is. Try explaining "sun" to people (or creatures) who don't live in this system! They'd laugh through their tentacles and say, "That's not the sun! The sun is back home, in OUR star system." Calling it "the sun" is like calling it "the star". 'Cause it is . . . a star. The latin for the sun is "Sol", just as the moon is called "Luna" . . . but these are not the official names. Apparently, they don't have official names. Not like Vega, or Beatleguise (sp?), or Sirius. Nor does our moon have a name such as Titan, Callisto, Ganymede. Or DO they? In my research, they do not. Someone want to prove me wrong? They are "The Sun" and "The Moon". Many people are mistaken that their official names are "Sol" and "Luna". Our sun and moon are unnamed, it would seem. :-(
-
It's a star called the Sun. When the names "Earth", "Moon" and "Sun" came into effect, was before it was known what they are (Earth = planet, Moon = natural satellite and Sun = star).
-
While Helios and Sol have been suggested as names, our sun technically does not have a name. I worked for NASA from 1987 until 1999 and I continue to contract at NASA's various centers, and JPL on advanced technology projects. "Sun" is defined generically as the star that supports a solar system. While references to position are often given as identification, no one has formally named the star in our galaxy for many reasons. One of them is a lack of global conformity. However, not only does our sun not have a name, our moon has no name and our solar system doesn't have a name either.
-
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. http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=155
-
Yes, those that know him, call him, Leonard.
-
The suns name is Ole Sol.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Copyright 2023, Wired Ivy, LLC