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The Sun

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The Sun

Our local star, a G-type main-sequence ball of plasma/Stars

The Sun is the star at the center of our Solar System. It accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. Approximately 1.3 million Earths could fit inside it.

Measurements

Mass2 nonillion kg
66.3 octillionGolden retrievers
368 octillionUnabridged dictionaries
Diameter1.4 billion m
13.9 billionHand breadths
19.9 trillionHuman hairs
Surface temperature5,778 K
19.8Office thermostats
16.4Fresh bread loaves
75Liquid nitrogen
Luminosity385 septillion W
385 sextillionRunning microwaves
96.1 septillionNight lights
961 sextillionSolar panels
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