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With respect to size and mass, the Sun is approximately in the percentile 85 or 90 - meaning that 85-90% of stars are smaller and less massive than the Sun. So, most stars are smaller, less massive (and therefore less luminous) than our Sun, but there are still quite a lot that are larger - and in many cases, MUCH larger.The total lifetime of our Sun is estimated to be about 10 billion years; for comparison, the most massive stars have a lifetime of only a few million years, while the smallest red dwarves can have a lifetime of several trillion years.

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The sun has an absolute magnitude of 4.83 which places it at the brightest 15% of stars in the Milky Way. Its surface temperature is approx 5778 K, which is near average for a main sequence star.

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The Sun's brightness and mass is larger than the majority of stars - its brightness is probably somewhere in the percentile 85 or 90.In the case of surface temperatures, since most stars are red dwarves, and those are cooler than our Sun, here, too, the Sun is above-average. However, I am not so sure about percentiles in this case.

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The Sun is approximately around percentile 85 or 90 with regards to mass and size (meaning, that percentage of other stars are smaller, or less massive); it would probably be around that same percentile for temprature and brightness as well.
Since smaller and dimmer stars last longer, the Sun (like other relatively bright stars) is on the LOW end; probably around percentile 10-15.

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The sun's absolute brightness is about average compared to most other stars

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The sun is actually not a very bright star. It is only a yellow which is the 3rd or 4th brightest type of star.

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There is nothing that makes the Sun any different from millions of other stars. Its size, mass, brightness and spectrum are all very average.

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