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Sun
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Photo of the star Sun
Sun

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Mass 1,9891 × 1030 kg
Equatorial radius 695.950 km
Oblateness 0,00005
Mean density 1,408 g/cm³
Escape velocity 617,592 km/s
Surface force of gravity 274,03 m/s²
Tilt of axis 7,25 °
Rotational period 24,65 - 34,0 d
Mean surface temperature 5.778 K
Apparent magnitude - 26,74 mvis
Absolute magnitude 4,83 Mvis
Spectral type G2 V
Radiation of energy (luminance) 3,846 × 1023 kW
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90,965 %   Hydrogen (H2)
8,889 %   Helium (He)
Hide this area Mythology

Helios is the young greek god of the sun. He is a son of Hyperion and Theia. The roman god Sol is completely identical to the greek god Helios.

Each morning at dawn he rises from the ocean in the east and rides in his chariot through the sky to descend at night in the west. He sees and knows all, and was called upon by witnesses.

 Symbol of mythology for Sun
Hide this area Planets
No.  Name Distance Eccentricity Radius Mass
1 I  Mercury Mercury 57910000 57.910.000 km 0.2056 0,2056 2439.7 2439,7 km 23.33022 3,3022 × 1023 kg
2 II  Venus Venus 108210000 108.210.000 km 0.0067 0,0067 6051.8 6051,8 km 24.48685 4,8685 × 1024 kg
3 III  Earth Earth 149598000 149.598.000 km 0.0167 0,0167 6378.14 6378,14 km 24.59736 5,9736 × 1024 kg
4 IV  Mars Mars 227940000 227.940.000 km 0.0935 0,0935 3397.2 3397,2 km 23.64185 6,4185 × 1023 kg
5 V  Jupiter Jupiter 778330000 778.330.000 km 0.0489 0,0489 71492 71.492 km 27.18986 1,8986 × 1027 kg
6 VI  Saturn Saturn 1433530000 1.433.530.000 km 0.0565 0,0565 60268 60.268 km 26.56846 5,6846 × 1026 kg
7 VII  Uranus Uranus 2872460000 2.872.460.000 km 0.0457 0,0457 25559 25.559 km 25.86832 8,6832 × 1025 kg
8 VIII  Neptune Neptune 4495060000 4.495.060.000 km 0.0086 0,0086 24764 24.764 km 26.10243 1,0243 × 1026 kg
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File icon NASA Spacelink - Solar System Lithograph Set - Our Solar System
Lithograph number LG-2001-08-02-HQ (~ 3400 kB)
File icon SOHO (EIT) - Sun (Fe IX/X 171 Å)
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File icon SOHO (EIT) - Sun (Fe IX/X 195 Å)
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File icon SOHO (EIT) - Sun (Fe IX/X 284 Å)
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File icon SOHO (EIT) - Sun (Fe IX/X 304 Å)
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File icon NASA (Skylab) - Sun Prominence
Link to the page "Views of the Solar System"
File icon A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System - The Nine Planets
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