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Facts About The Sun

The Sun is an ordinary star that is 109 times the diameter of Earth, 333,000 times its mass, and has a surface temperature of 10,000 degrees F. It rotates every 26 days and 21 hours, and is 750 times bigger than all other objects in the solar system combined. Sunspots are cooler, darker areas on its surface that are magnetic storms ranging from 6000 to 8000 degrees F.

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Facts About The Sun

The Sun is an ordinary star that is 109 times the diameter of Earth, 333,000 times its mass, and has a surface temperature of 10,000 degrees F. It rotates every 26 days and 21 hours, and is 750 times bigger than all other objects in the solar system combined. Sunspots are cooler, darker areas on its surface that are magnetic storms ranging from 6000 to 8000 degrees F.

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Facts About The Sun

Basic Solar Information


1. The Sun is an ordinary star with eight planets and various dwarf planets and asteroids orbiting
around it.
2. The Sun is 865,000 miles in diameter (about 109 times the diameter of the Earth)
3. The Sun's mass is 333,000 times the mass of the Earth.
4. The surface temperature of the Sun is 10,000 degrees F.
5. The temperature at the center of the Sun is 27 million degrees F.
6. The Sun rotates with a period ("day") of 26 days, 21 hours.
7. The Sun is 750 times bigger than everything else in the solar system combined.
Sunspot Information
1. Sunspots are areas of cooler gas on the surface of the Sun and therefore appear darker.
2. Sunspots are from 6000 to 8000 degrees F.
3. Sunspots are magnetic storms on the surface of the Sun

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