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List the stars below from coolest to hottest.

Sirius
Betelgeuse
Rigel
Sun
Arcturus

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The different colors of the stars indicate their temperature: the hottest stars tend to appear blue while the coolest stars are red. Based on their colors and temperatures, the given stars can be listed from coolest to hottest as:
Betelgeuse - reddish in color with around 3500K surface temperature
Arcturus - reddish or orange with around 4290K surface temperature
Sun - yellow with around 5800K surface temperature
Sirius - white to blue-white with surface temperature around 9940K
Rigel - blue-white with surface temperature around 12500K
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