The Sun

Did You Know?
Compared with the billions of other stars in the universe, the sun is unremarkable. But for Earth and the other planets that revolve around it, the sun is a powerful center of attention. It holds the solar system together; pours life-giving light, heat, and energy on Earth; and generates space weather.
At about 864,000 miles (1.4 million kilometers) wide, it could hold 109 planet Earths across its surface. If the sun were a hollow ball, more than a million Earths could stuff inside it.

Sun Profile
Mass 1.98892 x 1030 kg
Diameter 1,391,000 kilometers
Radius 695,500 km
Surface gravity of the Sun 27.94 g
Volume of the Sun 1.412 x 1018 km3
Density of the Sun 1.622 x 105 kg/m3
Rotation period 26-37 d
EMean distance to Earth, 106 km 149
Surface gravity m/s2 274