Sun | Earth | Ratio (Sun/Earth) | |
---|---|---|---|
Mass (1024 kg) | 1,988,400. | 5.9722 | 332,900. |
GM (x 106 km3/s2) | 132,712. | 0.39860 | 332,900. |
Volume (1012 km3) | 1,412,000. | 1.083 | 1,304,000. |
Volumetric mean radius (km) | 695,700. | 6371. | 109.2 |
Mean density (kg/m3) | 1408. | 5514. | 0.255 |
Surface gravity (eq.) (m/s2) | 274.0 | 9.78 | 28.0 |
Escape velocity (km/s) | 617.6 | 11.19 | 55.2 |
Ellipticity | 0.00005 | 0.0034 | 0.015 |
Moment of inertia (I/MR2) | 0.070 | 0.3308 | 0.212 |
Visual magnitude V(1,0) | -26.74 | -3.86 | - |
Absolute magnitude | +4.83 | ||
Luminosity (1024 J/s) | 382.8 | ||
Mass conversion rate (106 kg/s) | 4260. | ||
Mean energy production (10-3 J/kg s) | 0.1925 | ||
Surface emission (106 J/m2s) | 62.94 | ||
Spectral type | G2 V |
Central pressure: 2.477 x 1011 bar (2.477 x 1017 g/cm s2)Central temperature: 1.571 x 107 KCentral density: 1.622 x 105 kg/m3 (1.622 x 102 g/cm3)
Sun | Earth | Ratio (Sun/Earth) | |
---|---|---|---|
Sidereal rotation period (hrs)* | 609.12 | 23.9345 | 25.449 |
Obliquity to ecliptic (deg.) | 7.25 | 23.44 | 0.309 |
Speed relative to nearby stars (km/s) | 19.4 |
Right Ascension: 286.13Declination : 63.87Reference Date : 1.5 Jan 2000 (JD 2451545.0)
Apparent diameter from Earth At 1 A.U.(seconds of arc) 1919. Maximum (seconds of arc) 1952. Minimum (seconds of arc) 1887.Distance from Earth Mean (106 km) 149.6 Minimum (106 km) 147.1 Maximum (106 km) 152.1
Typical magnetic field strengths for various parts of the Sun Polar Field: 1 - 2 Gauss Sunspots: 3000 GaussProminences: 10 - 100 GaussChromospheric plages: 200 GaussBright chromospheric network: 25 GaussEphemeral (unipolar) active regions: 20 Gauss
Surface Gas Pressure (top of photosphere): 0.868 mb Pressure at bottom of photosphere (optical depth = 1): 125 mbEffective temperature: 5772 KTemperature at top of photosphere: 4400 KTemperature at bottom of photosphere: 6600 KTemperature at top of chromosphere: ~30,000 KPhotosphere thickness: ~500 kmChromosphere thickness: ~2500 kmSun Spot Cycle: 11.4 yr.Photosphere Composition: Major elements: H - 90.965%, He - 8.889% Minor elements (ppm): O - 774, C - 330, Ne - 112, N - 102 Fe - 43, Mg - 35, Si - 32, S - 15