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.
