Chapter 9:
Stars and Galaxies
i) The Sun…..
- t h e c e n t r e   o f   o u r s o l a r   s y s t e m -The  Sun  i s  ac t ua l l y  a
st a r  of   mode rat e  si ze -T he  Sun  t a ke s   25 a nd ha l f  da ys to
rota t e on   it s  axi s from west to east Photograph 9.1: The Sun
 
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Characteristics of The SunMeasurement
S i z e   (   d i a m e t e r )   1 . 4  
m i l l i o n   k m M a s s 
1 . 9 8 9   x  
1 0
k g D e n s i t y   1 . 4 1  
g   c m   (   c o m p a r e d   w
i t h   d e n s i t y   o f   water )
Surface temperature 6000 degree Cels
i u s Temperature of Sun’sCore15 million degree CelsiusTable
9.1: Characteristics
of the Sun Notes:- The Sun’s diameter is 109 times the diameter of th
eEarth
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The Sun’s mass is 330 thousand times the mass of theEarth
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The density of the material that forms the sun is oneover four times
that of the Earth
Structure of the Sun…..