Why is the Sun considered a perfect black body?

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(N/A) perfect black body is defined as an object that absorbs all incident radiation and emits all wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. The Sun emits radiation across a continuous range of wavelengths,covering the entire spectrum from ultraviolet to infrared. Because it emits all possible wavelengths of radiation,it is considered a perfect black body.

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