The Sun



Diameter.... 1,392,000 km

Mass (Earth = 1).... 332,830
Rotation period (length of day in Earth days).... 25
Mean surface temperature.... 5527 (C) ... 9981 (F)
Temperature at core.... 15,600,000 (C) ...28,079,500 (F)

Picture courtesy of  the SOHO/EIT consortium.
SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA.
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