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The Sun is the dwarf star[1] at the center of the Solar System. There are eight major planets and other celestial bodies orbiting it.[2] It is extremely hot, with surface temperatures in excess of 6,000 K and a central core temperature of about 15,700,000 K.[3] Since the Sun is about 150,000,000 kilometers away,[1] only a very small amount of its heat and light reach the Earth. By contrast, the Earth's Moon is very much smaller and very much colder.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Markus J Aschwanden (2007). “Chapter 4: The Sun”, Lucy-Ann McFadden, Paul Robert Weissman, Torrence V. Johnson, editors: Encyclopedia of the solar system, 2nd Edition. Academic Press, pp. 71 ff. ISBN 0120885891.
- ↑ Paul R Weissman (2007). “Chapter 1: The solar system and its place in the galaxy”, Lucy-Ann McFadden, Paul Robert Weissman, Torrence V. Johnson, editors: Encyclopedia of the solar system, 2nd Edition. Academic Press, pp. 3 ff. ISBN 0120885891.
- ↑ Markus J Aschwanden (2007). “Table 1: Basic physical properties of the sun”, Lucy-Ann McFadden, Paul Robert Weissman, Torrence V. Johnson, editors: Encyclopedia of the solar system, 2nd Edition. Academic Press, p. 72. ISBN 0120885891.
- ↑ Ashwin R. Vasavadaa, David A. Paige and Stephen E. Wood (October 1999). "Near-Surface Temperatures on Mercury and the Moon and the Stability of Polar Ice Deposits". Icarus 141 (2): pp. 179-193. DOI:10.1006/icar.1999.6175. Research Blogging.