
07-23-2003, 08:50 AM
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Am I really here?
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: near Chicago
Posts: 3,025
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Out of order, I know, but:
The Sun
Spectral Type
G2 V
Radius
6.955 × 1010 cm
Volume
1.4122 × 1033 cm3
Surface Area
6.087 × 1022 cm2
Mass
1.989 × 1033 g
Mean Density
1.409 gm/cm3
Gravity at Surface
2.740 × 104 cm/s2
Escape Velocity
6.177 × 107 cm/s
Sidereal Rotation Period
25.38 days
Synodic Period
27.2753 days
Inclination of Equator to Ecliptic
7 degrees, 15 minutes
Mean Distance from Earth
1.495979 × 1013 cm
Solar Constant
(Total Solar Irradiance)
1.365 - 1.369 kW/m2
(at the mean distance of the earth from the Sun, about one AU)
Effective Temperature
5777 K
Velocity Relative to Near Stars
19.7 km/s
Age of Sun
4.5 - 4.7 × 109 years
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