Which star is a yellow giant star that is brighter, but cooler than the Sun?

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Which star is a yellow giant star that is brighter, but cooler than the Sun? 

Hertzsprung - Russell Diagram
Blue or Blue-White
White
Yellow
Red-Orange Red
Supergiants
Riget
Zeta
Betelgeuse
Antares.
Deneb
North Star (Polaris)
Eridani
• Canopus
Spica
Main sequence
Regulus. Algol
Vega e Mizar
Sirius
Altair
Alcor
Aldebaran
Саpell
Mira
Procyon
• Arcturus
Pollux
Giants
Alpha Centauri A
Sun
Tou Ceti
Alpha Centauri B
N
Epsilon Eridani
Sirius 8
White dwarfs
Procyon 8
Van Maanen's star
Barnard's star
50,000
20,000 10,000
6,000
5,000
3,000
Surface Temperature (Celsius)
Increasing
Brightness
Transcribed Image Text:Hertzsprung - Russell Diagram Blue or Blue-White White Yellow Red-Orange Red Supergiants Riget Zeta Betelgeuse Antares. Deneb North Star (Polaris) Eridani • Canopus Spica Main sequence Regulus. Algol Vega e Mizar Sirius Altair Alcor Aldebaran Саpell Mira Procyon • Arcturus Pollux Giants Alpha Centauri A Sun Tou Ceti Alpha Centauri B N Epsilon Eridani Sirius 8 White dwarfs Procyon 8 Van Maanen's star Barnard's star 50,000 20,000 10,000 6,000 5,000 3,000 Surface Temperature (Celsius) Increasing Brightness
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