Sun
The Sun is the star at the centre of our Solar System and is responsible for the Earth’s climate and weather.
The Sun is an almost perfect sphere with a difference of just 10km in diameter between the poles and the equator.
The average radius of the Sun is 695,508 km (109.2 x that of the Earth) of which 20–25% is the core.
About The Sun
- Mass: 1.98x10^31 kg (333,060 x Earth)
- Type: Yello Dwarf (G2V)
- Age: 4.6 Billion Years
- Diameter: 1,392,684 km
- Equatorial Circumference: 4,370,005 km
- Surface Temperature: 5500°C
Top Facts
- The Sun contains 99.86% of the mass in the Solar System
- One million Earths could fit inside the Sun
- Eventually, the Sun will consume the Earth
- The Sun is 24,000-26,000 light years from the galactic centre
- The Sun will one day be about the size of Earth
Planets
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Mercury
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57,909,227 km (0.39 AU) |
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Venus
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108,209,475 km (0.73 AU) |
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Earth
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149,598,262 km (1 AU) |
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Mars
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227,943,824 km (1.38 AU) |
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Jupiter
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778,340,821 km (5.20 AU) |
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Saturn
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1,426,666,422 km (9.58 AU) |
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Uranus
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2,870,658,186 km (19.22 AU) |
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Neptune
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4,498,396,441 km (30.10 AU) |
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