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Sun
About Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of our Solar System and the source of nearly all light and energy on Earth. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, powered by nuclear fusion converting hydrogen into helium in its core. Its gravity holds every planet, moon, asteroid and comet in orbit.
Age
4.6 billion years
Mass
1.989 × 10^30 kg
Type
G-type main-sequence (G2V)
Diameter
1,391,000 km
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