Is the Sun a star? – Ytterbium Zone

Question: Is the Sun a star?
- Keywords:
  space,
  star,
  sun
Asked by 524yttc47 to Anna, Hayley, Iain, Rebecca on 23 Jun 2015.
- Iain Bethune answered on 23 Jun 2015:
  
  Yes, the sun is a star – a pretty ordinary ‘main sequence’ star, midway through it’s life. It just happens to be the closest one to Earth, and we orbit around it!

Question: Is the Sun a star?