Friday 27 May 2011

SUN : SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS


SUN : SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS
Average Distance From Earth14,95,98,900 km
Diameter13,91,980 km
Temperature of the Core1,50,00,000k
Rotation25.38 days (with respect to equator); 33 days (with respect to poles)
Chemical CompositionHydrogen :71%;
Helium: 26.5%;
Other Gases: 2.5%
Age4.6 Billion Years
Total Life10 Billion Years
Time Taken by Sunlight to reach earth8 min. and 16.6 sec.
Speed of light (in vacuum)3,00,000 kmps

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