Solar Stats

Image: http://search.eb.com/eb/topic?eu=118794&type=17
(picture is of the
differential rotation of the sun with red being fast.)


Sun Stats:
Type: G2V Class Star

diameter: 1,390,000 km.
mass: 1.989e30 kg
temperature: 5800 K (surface)
15,600,000 K (core)

Composition: 91% Hydrogen / 8% helium / 1~2% other metals and gasses
Pressure at the core of the is estimated to be 250 atmospheres.
Enegry output: 3.86e33 ergs/second
1 day on the sun is about 609 hours
Speed relative to nearby stars: 19.4 km/s
Gravity on the surface of the Sun: 274 m/
s2


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