The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram shows how the sun is classified among the stars.

A star that is several thousand times brighter than the sun with a temperature lower than 4,000 K would be classified as —

The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram shows how the sun is classified among the stars.

A star that is several thousand times brighter than the sun with a temperature lower than 4,000 K would be classified as —

a supergiant in spectral class K

a main-sequence star in spectral class K or M

a white dwarf in spectral class B

a main-sequence star in spectral class B

a supergiant in spectral class M or K