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Sun
Distance from Earth right now
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calculated live from orbital data (NASA/JPL)
- Distance from Earth
- ≈ 149.6 million km (1 AU)
- Rotation period (equator)
- ≈ 27 days
- Diameter
- ≈ 1.39 million km
- Surface temperature
- ≈ 5,500°C
The Sun contains about 99.86% of the Solar System's total mass. In its core, nuclear fusion at around 15 million °C converts hydrogen into helium — the energy source for all life on Earth.
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Orbital data: NASA/JPL Horizons. Photos: Wikimedia Commons.