Some Important Factors about Sun

SUN : SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS

Average Distance From Earth

14,95,98,900 km

Diameter

13,91,980 km

Temperature of the Core

1,50,00,000k

Rotation

25.38 days (with respect to equator); 33 days (with respect to poles)

Chemical Composition

Hydrogen :71%;

Helium: 26.5%;

Other Gases: 2.5%

Age

4.6 Billion Years

Total Life

10 Billion Years

Time Taken by Sunlight to reach earth

8 min. and 16.6 sec.

Speed of light (in vacuum)

3,00,000 kmps

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