The Sun
The Sun or Sol, is the star at the centre of our solar system that is responsible for the Earth's climate and weather.
The sun as an almost perfect sphere with a difference of jun diameter between the poles and the equator.The average radius of the sun (69........) (109.2x that of earth) of which 20-25% is the core.
If a hollow sun was filled with spherical Earths then around 960,000 would fit inside. On the other hand if these Earths were squished inside with no wasted soace then around 1,300,000 would fit inside. The sun;s surface area is 11,990 times that of the Earth's.
Sun Facts
- Age: 4.6 Billion Years
- Type: Yellow dwarf (G2V)
- Diameter: 1,392,684 km
- Equatorial Circumference: 4,370,005.6 km
- Mass: 1.99 x 10^30 kg (333,060 Earths)
- Surface Temperature: 5,500°C;