Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System . It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma , [14] [15] with internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process . [16] It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth . Its diameter is about 1.39 million kilometers, i.e. 109 times that of Earth, and its mass is about 330,000 times that of Earth, accounting for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. [17] About three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen (~73%); the rest is mostly helium (~25%), with much smaller quantities of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon , neon , and iron . [18]
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The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System . It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma , [14] [15] with internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process . [16] It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth . Its diameter is about 1.39 million kilometers, i.e. 109 times that of Earth, and its mass is about 330,000 times that of Earth, accounting for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. [17] About three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen (~73%); the rest is mostly helium (~25%), with much smaller quantities of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon , neon , and iron . [18] |
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| 2017 |
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The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System . It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma , [14] [15] with internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process . [16] It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth . Its diameter is about 1.39 million kilometers, i.e. 109 times that of Earth, and its mass is about 330,000 times that of Earth, accounting for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. [17] About three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen (~73%); the rest is mostly helium (~25%), with much smaller quantities of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon , neon , and iron . [18] |
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| 2016 |
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The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System . It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma , [13] [14] with internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process . [15] It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth . Its diameter is about 109 times that of Earth, and its mass is about 330,000 times that of Earth, accounting for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. [16] About three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen (~73%); the rest is mostly helium (~25%), with much smaller quantities of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon , neon , and iron . [17] |
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| 2015 |
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The Sun (in Greek : Helios , in Latin : Sol [a] ) is the star at the center of the Solar System and is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth. It is a nearly perfect spherical ball of hot plasma , [12] [13] with internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process . [14] Its diameter is about 109 times that of Earth , and it has a mass about 330,000 times that of Earth, accounting for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. [15] About three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen ; the rest is mostly helium , with much smaller quantities of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon , neon and iron . [16] |
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| 2014 |
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The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System . It is almost spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields . [12] [13] It has a diameter of about 1,392,684 km (865,374 mi), [5] around 109 times that of Earth , and its mass (1.989 × 10 30 kilograms, approximately 330,000 times the mass of Earth ( M ⊕ )) accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. [14] Chemically, about three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen , whereas the rest is mostly helium . The remaining 1.69% (equal to 5,600 M ⊕ ) consists of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon , neon and iron , among others. [15] |
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| 2013 |
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Template:Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System . It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields . [1] [2] It has a diameter of about 1,392,684 km (865,374 mi), [3] around 109 times that of Earth , and its mass (1.989 × 10 30 kilograms, approximately 330,000 times the mass of Earth) accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. [4] Chemically, about three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen , while the rest is mostly helium . The remainder (1.69%, which nonetheless equals 5,600 times the mass of Earth) consists of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon , neon and iron , among others. [5] |
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| 2012 |
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Template:Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System . It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields . [1] [2] It has a diameter of about 1,392,684 km, [3] about 109 times that of Earth , and its mass (about 2 × 10 30 kilograms, 330,000 times that of Earth) accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. [4] Chemically, about three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen , while the rest is mostly helium . The remainder (1.69%, which nonetheless equals 5,628 times the mass of Earth) consists of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon , neon and iron , among others. [5] |
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| 2011 |
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Template:Solar System Infobox/Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System . It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields . [1] [2] It has a diameter of about 1,392,000 km, about 109 times that of Earth , and its mass (about 2 × 10 30 kilograms, 330,000 times that of Earth) accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. [3] Chemically, about three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen , while the rest is mostly helium . The rest of it (1.69%, 5,628 times the mass of Earth) consists of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon , neon , iron , and others. [4] |
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| 2010 |
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Template:Solar System Infobox/Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System . It has a diameter of about 1,392,000 km, about 109 times that of Earth , and its mass (about 2 × 10 30 kilograms, 330,000 times that of Earth) accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. [1] About three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen , while the rest is mostly helium . Less than 2% consists of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon , neon , iron , and others. [2] |
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| 2009 |
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Template:Solar System Infobox/Sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System . The Sun has a diameter of about 1,392,000 kilometres (865,000 mi) * (about 109 Earths ), and by itself accounts for about 99.86% of the Solar System's mass ; the remainder consists of the planets (including Earth), asteroids , meteoroids , comets , and dust in orbit . [1] About three-fourths of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen , while most of the rest is helium . Less than 2% consists of other elements, including iron , oxygen , carbon , neon , and others. [2] |
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| 2008 |
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Template:Solar System Infobox/Sun The Sun ( Latin : Sol ) is the star at the center of the Solar System . The Earth and other matter (including other planets , asteroids , meteoroids , comets , and dust ) orbit the Sun, [1] which by itself accounts for about 99.8% of the Solar System's mass . The Sun is about 146 million kilometres (96 million miles) from the Earth, and it takes about 8.3 minutes for a ray of light from there to reach us. Energy from the Sun, in the form of sunlight, supports almost all life on Earth via photosynthesis , and drives the Earth's climate and weather. |
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| 2007 |
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8. History of solar observation |
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Template:Redirect3 Template:Solar System Infobox/Sun The Sun ( Latin : Sol ) is the star at the center of the Solar System . It is a medium size star. The Earth and other matter (including other planets , asteroids , meteoroids , comets and dust ) orbit the Sun, which by itself accounts for about 99.8% of the solar system 's mass . Energy from the Sun, in the form of sunlight, supports almost all life on Earth via photosynthesis , and drives the Earth's climate and weather. |
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7. History of solar observation |
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Template:Solar System Infobox/Sun The Sun is the star of our solar system . The Earth and other matter (including other planets , asteroids , meteoroids , comets and dust ) orbit the Sun, which by itself accounts for more than 99% of the solar system 's mass . Energy from the Sun—in the form of insolation from sunlight —supports almost all life on Earth via photosynthesis , and drives the Earth's climate and weather. |
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5. Position of the Sun through the year 7. History and future of the Sun |
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The Sun (or Sol ) is the star at the center of our Solar system . Earth orbits the Sun, as do many other bodies, including other planets , asteroids , meteoroids , comets and dust . Its heat and light support almost all life on Earth. |
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The Sun (also called Sol ) is the star to which our solar system belongs. Planet Earth orbits the Sun, as do other bodies including other planets , asteroids , meteoroids , comets and dust . |
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The Sun , sometimes called Sol , is the star in our solar system . The planet Earth and all of her sister planets , both the other terrestrial planets and the gas giants , orbit the Sun. Other bodies that orbit the Sun include asteroids , meteoroids , comets , Trans-Neptunian objects , and, of course, dust . |
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The Sun , sometimes called Sol , is the star in our solar system . The planet Earth and all of her sister planets , both the other terrestrial planets and the gas giants , orbit the Sun in accordance with Newton's Laws of Gravity . Other bodies that orbit the Sun include asteroids , meteoroids , comets , Trans-Neptunian objects , and, of course, dust . |
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The sun is the solitary star of our solar system , sometimes called Sol . The planet Earth and all of her sister planets , both the other terrestrial planets and the gas giants , orbit the sun in accordance with Newton's Laws of Gravity . |