SUN.                    

 

Size: Diameter: 1.4 million km.

Mass: 1,989 x 10 ³⁰ kg.

Distance from Earth: Max 149.6 milliom km.

Composition: Gas giant, made mainly of hydrogen and helium.

Satellites: nine planets.

Temperature: 5800°C at surface/ 15 million °C at the core.

Ratation period: 25.3 Earth days.

Colour: yellow-white.

Other facts: It is the star of our Solar System (all planets and other objects orbit around it). It supports life on Earth, giving us great amounts of light and heat.