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Sol

Also known as our sun. It is the center of the Solar System (hence the name). Here are some of it's statistics:
Size:
Volume:  
Diameter: 1,390,000 km
Mass:

1.989 x 1030 kg
Corona:  
Temperature: 5800 K (surface)
  15,600,000 K (core)
Other Info
Age: Approximately 4.5 billion years
Composition: 70% Hydrogen, 28% Helium,
2% Everything Else

Sol is just full of surprises:

  •  It has a huge corona, which makes for great eclipses.
  •  It breaks a mean solar wind, for those who like Solar Sailing.
  •  Not to mention the terrific Solar Storms for messing with the media!


Goodness, so much more to say about our star.
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