Breadcrumb Home Questions and Answers About the Sun What type of star is the Sun? The Sun is a typical G2 star. G stars are classified as having a temperature in the range of 5000 to 6000 K, and a color ranging from white to yellow. Examples of stars in the spectral classification system (the Sun is a 'G') Wikipedia Sort text 13 Category about-the-sun Book traversal links for What type of star is the Sun? ‹ What are the Northern Lights? Up What are the physical characteristics of the Sun? ›