Sol
E19953
Sol is the Sun, the G-type main-sequence star at the center of our solar system that provides Earth with light and heat.
Aliases (1)
- SOL ×1
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
G-type main-sequence star
→
Sun → astronomical object → star → yellow dwarf → |
| absoluteMagnitude_V |
4.83
→
|
| age_years |
approximately 4.6e9
→
|
| apparentMagnitude_V |
−26.74
→
|
| averageDistanceToEarth_km |
149600000
→
|
| compositionByMass_HeavierElements_percent |
about 2
→
|
| compositionByMass_Helium_percent |
about 25
→
|
| compositionByMass_Hydrogen_percent |
about 73
→
|
| coreTemperature_K |
approximately 1.5e7
→
|
| diameter_km |
1391400
→
|
| distanceToEarth |
approximately 1 astronomical unit
→
|
| dominantFusionProcess |
proton–proton chain
→
|
| emits |
infrared radiation
→
solar wind → ultraviolet radiation → visible light → |
| enables |
life on Earth
→
|
| energySource |
nuclear fusion
→
|
| equatorialCircumference_km |
4379000
→
|
| escapeVelocity_kmPerS |
617.7
→
|
| futureEvolution |
will become a red giant
→
will end as a white dwarf core remnant → |
| governs |
Earth’s climate
→
Earth’s day–night cycle → Earth’s seasons → |
| gravitationallyBinds |
Earth
→
Jupiter → Kuiper belt objects → Mars → Mercury → Neptune → Oort cloud objects → Saturn → Uranus → Venus → asteroids → comets → dwarf planets → |
| hasFeature |
coronal mass ejection
→
solar flare → solar prominences → sunspot → |
| hasLayer |
chromosphere
→
convective zone → core → corona → photosphere → radiative zone → |
| hasMeanEarthInsolation_WPerM2 |
about 1361
→
|
| hasOtherName |
Helios
→
Sol → Sol (Latin) → the Sun → |
| hasSolarCycle_length_years |
about 11
→
|
| isCenterOf |
Solar System
→
|
| isObservedBy |
ground-based solar observatories
→
space-based solar observatories → |
| locatedIn |
Local Bubble
→
Local Interstellar Cloud → Milky Way → Orion Arm → Solar System → |
| luminosity_W |
3.828e26
→
|
| mass_kg |
1.9885e30
→
|
| massRelativeToEarth |
approximately 333000
→
|
| meanDensity_gPerCm3 |
1.408
→
|
| metallicity_Z |
approximately 0.0134
→
|
| orbits |
Milky Way
→
|
| photosphereTemperature_K |
5778
→
|
| provides |
heat to Earth
→
light to Earth → |
| radius_km |
695700
→
|
| rotationPeriodAtEquator_days |
about 25
→
|
| rotationPeriodAtPoles_days |
about 35
→
|
| rotationType |
differential rotation
→
|
| spectralType |
G2V
→
|
| surfaceArea_km2 |
6.09e12
→
|
| volume_km3 |
1.41e18
→
|
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Gordian III
→
|
coinageDepicts |
|
Helios
→
|
equatedWith |
|
Sun
→
|
hasLatinName |
|
Sol
→
|
hasOtherName |
|
Lua
("SOL")
→
|
influencedBy |
|
Aesir
→
|
member |