Dawnie+Sun

THE SUN! The Sun is a star. It is the same as those we see twinkling in the night sky. It is 150 million kilometres away from us and light takes 8 minutes 30 seconds to reach us here on Earth. The Sun belongs to the collection of the billions and billions of stars in the Milky Way.

The Sun is a giant all of hot glowing gases, which gives of heat and light. Amazingly, it actually contains approximately 98% of the total Solar System's mass.  The Sun is the centre of the planets in the Solar System's orbit. In fact, it is the Sun's strong gravity that causes the orbiting movement of the planets.

The Sun's outer visible layer ( the Photosphere ) has a temperature of 6000 Degrees Celsius. (11000 F)

HOW BIG IS THE SUN?
 * Mass: 1.989e+30
 * Mass: (Earth=1) 332 830
 * Diameter: 1 380 000 kilometers. That makes 110 times Earths diameter!

Back to the Solar System

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BONUS INFO:
 * The Sun is 700 times heavier than all of the planets in our Solar System put together.