| Distance from Earth: 149,597,900 km Equatorial Radius: 695,500 km Volume: 1,412,200,000,000,000,000 km3 Mass: 1,989,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg Sun's crust = 18,991 miles thick |
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| Discovered By: | Known by the Ancients |
| Date of Discovery: | Unknown |
| Equatorial Radius | Metric: 695,500 km English: 432,200 miles Scientific Notation: 6.955 x 105 km By Comparison: 109 x that of Earth |
| Equatorial Circumference | Metric: 4,379,000 km English: 2,715,000 miles Scientific Notation: 4.36 x 106 km By Comparison: 109 x that of Earth |
| Volume | Metric: 1,412,200,000,000,000,000 km3 English: 2.7403 x 1017 mi3 Scientific Notation: 1.412 x 1018 km3 By Comparison: 1,300,000 Earths |
| Mass | Metric: 1,989,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg English: 4,385,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 lbs Scientific Notation: 1.989 x 1030 kg By Comparison: 332,900 x Earth's |
| Density | Metric: 1.409 g/cm3 By Comparison: 0.255 that of Earth |
| Surface Area | Metric: 6,087,799,000,000 km2 English: 2,347,000,000,000 square miles Scientific Notation: 6.0877 x 1012 km2 By Comparison: 11,990 Earths |
| Equatorial Surface Gravity | Metric: 274.0 m/s2 English: 899.0 ft/s2 Scientific Notation: 2.740 x 102 m/s2 By Comparison: 28 x Earth's surface gravity |
| Escape Velocity | Metric: 2,223,720 km/h English: 1,381,760 mph Scientific Notation: 6.177 x 105 m/s By Comparison: 55 x Earth |
| Sidereal Rotation Period (Length of Day) | Sidereal Rotation Period (Length of Day) 25.38 Earth days 609.12 hours |
| Minimum/Maximum Surface Temperature | Metric: 5,500 °C English: 10,000 °F |
| Effective Temperature | Metric: 5504 °C English: 9939 °F Scientific Notation: 5777 K |
| Volume | Metric: 1,412,200,000,000,000,000 km3 English: 2.7403 x 1017 mi3 Scientific Notation: 1.412 x 1018 km3 By Comparison: 1,300,000 Earths |
| Mass | Metric: 1,989,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg English: 4,385,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 lbs Scientific Notation: 1.989 x 1030 kg By Comparison: 332,900 x Earth's |
| Density | Metric: 1.409 g/cm3 By Comparison: 0.255 that of Earth |
| Surface Area | Metric: 6,087,799,000,000 km2 English: 2,347,000,000,000 square miles Scientific Notation: 6.0877 x 1012 km2 By Comparison: 11,990 Earths |
| Equatorial Surface Gravity | Metric: 274.0 m/s2 English: 899.0 ft/s2 Scientific Notation: 2.740 x 102 m/s2 By Comparison: 28 x Earth's surface gravity |
| Escape Velocity | Metric: 2,223,720 km/h English: 1,381,760 mph Scientific Notation: 6.177 x 105 m/s By Comparison: 55 x Earth |
| Sidereal Rotation Period (Length Of Day) | 25.38 Earth days 609.12 hours |
| Minimum/Maximum Surface Temperature | Metric: 5,500 °C English: 10,000 °F |
| Effective Temperature | Metric: 5504 °C English: 9939 °F Scientific Notation: 5777 K |
| Additional Information: | Spectral Type: G2 V Luminosity: 3.83 x 10 33 ergs/sec. Age: 4.6 Billion Years Composition: 92.1% Hydrogen, 7.8%Helium Synodic Period: 27.2753 days Rotation Period at Equator: 26.8 days Rotation Period at Poles: 36 days Velocity Relative to Near Stars: 19.7 km/s Mean Distance to Earth: 149.60 million km (92.96 million mi) (1 astronomical unit) Solar Constant (Total Solar Irradiance): 1.365 - 1.369 kW/m2 (at the mean distance of the earth from the Sun, about one AU) |
