THE SUN

The Sun's Temperature Surface 6,000* C Core 14,000,000* C   Mass 332,946 (earth = 1)..   Diameter 870,000 miles (1,392,000 km) Surface Gravity 27.90 (earth = 1)   Rotation Period 25.38 days, sideral 27.28 days, synodic   Period of Revolution 225,000,000 earth years to circle the galaxy Distance from Galactic Center 32,000 light years Velocity Around the Galaxy 2,150 km/s Composition 70% hydrogen 28% helium 1.5% carbon 0.5% others Escape Velocity 617.5 km/s

The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93,000,000 miles. It takes light eight and a half minutes to travel from the Sun to the Earth. The diameter of the Sun is 109 times larger than the Earth's. Its volume is big enough to hold over 1 million Earths. WARNING: DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN, EVEN WITH DARK OR SMOKED GLASSES. DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN WITH BINOCULARS OR SMALL TELESCOPES. YOU CAN DO IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO YOUR EYES!