Difference between revisions 97899 and 111566 on orwiki{| class="infobox" style="width: 20em;" |+ style="font-size:larger;" | '''The Sun''' [[Image:Sun symbol.svg|25px]] |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #000000;" | [[File:The_Sun_by_the_Atmospheric_Imaging_Assembly_of_NASA's_Solar_Dynamics_Observatory_-_20100819.jpg|290px]] |- ! bgcolor="#FCC857" colspan="2" align=center | '''Observation data''' |- | Mean distance<br/><small>from [[Earth]]</small> | {{val|1.496|e=8|u=km}}<br/><small>8 min 19 s at [[speed of light|light speed]]</small> |- | [[Apparent magnitude|Visual brightness]] (''V'') | −26.74<ref name=nssdc> {{cite web |last=Williams |first=D. R. |year=2004 |title=Sun Fact Sheet |url=http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/sunfact.html |publisher=[[NASA]] |accessdate=2010-09-27 }}</ref> |- | [[Absolute magnitude]] | 4.83<ref name=nssdc /> |- | [[Spectral classification]] | G2V |- | [[Metallicity]] | ''Z'' = 0.0122<ref> {{cite journal |last=Asplund|first=M. |coauthors=N. Grevesse and A. J. Sauval |year=2006 |title=The new solar abundances - Part I: the observations |journal=Communications in Asteroseismology |volume=147 |pages=76–79 |bibcode=2006CoAst.147...76A |doi=10.1553/cia147s76 }}</ref> |- | [[Angular size]] | 31.6′ – 32.7′<ref> {{cite web |title=Eclipse 99: Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/pages/faq.html |publisher=[[NASA]] |accessdate=2010-10-24 }}</ref> |- | Adjectives | Solar |- ! bgcolor="#FCC857" colspan="2" align=center | '''[[Orbit]]al characteristics''' |- | Mean distance<br/><small>from [[Milky Way]] core</small> | ~{{val|2.5|e=17|u=km}}<br/><small>{{val|26000|u=[[light-year]]s}}</small> |- | [[Galaxy|Galactic]] period | (2.25–2.50){{e|8}} [[julian year (astronomy)|a]] |- | [[Velocity]] | ~{{val|220|u=km/s}} <small>(orbit around the center of the Galaxy)</small> <br />~{{val|20|u=km/s}} <small>(relative to average velocity of other stars in stellar neighborhood)</small> <br />~{{val|370|u=km/s}}<ref> {{cite journal |last=Hinshaw |first=G. |coauthors=''et al.'' |year=2009 |title=Five-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe observations: data processing, sky maps, and basic results |journal=The [[Astrophysical Journal]] Supplement Series |volume=180 |pages=225–245 |doi=10.1088/0067-0049/180/2/225 |bibcode=2009ApJS..180..225H |issue=2 }}</ref> <small>(relative to the [[Cosmic microwave background radiation#CMBR dipole anisotropy|cosmic microwave background]])</small> |- ! bgcolor="#FCC857" colspan="2" align=center | '''Physical characteristics''' |- | Mean diameter | {{val|1.392684|e=6|u=km}}<ref name=arxiv1203_4898>{{citation |first1=Marcelo |last1=Emilio |first2=Jeff R. |last2=Kuhn |first3=Rock I. |last3=Bush |first4=Isabelle F. |last4=Scholl |title=Measuring the Solar Radius from Space during the 2003 and 2006 Mercury Transits |work=arXiv |url=http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.4898 |date=March 5, 2012 |accessdate=March 28, 2012}}</ref> |- | Equatorial [[radius]] | {{val|6.96342|e=5|u=km}}<ref name=arxiv1203_4898 /> <br/><small>109 × Earth<small/><ref name=sse/> |- | Equatorial [[circumference]] | {{val|4.379|e=6|u=km}}<ref name=sse/><br/><small>109 × Earth<small/><ref name=sse> {{cite web |title=Solar System Exploration: Planets: Sun: Facts & Figures |url=http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Sun&Display=Facts&System=Metric |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080102034758/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Sun&Display=Facts&System=Metric |archivedate=2008-01-02 |publisher=[[NASA]] }}</ref> |- | [[Flattening]] | {{val|9|e=-6}} |- | [[Surface area]] | {{val|6.0877|e=12|u=km2}}<ref name=sse/><br/><small>{{val|11990}} × Earth</small><ref name=sse/> |- | [[Volume]] | {{val|1.412|e=18|u=km3}}<ref name=sse/><!-- NASA source has "1.412 x 10^18 km^3" which is 1.412 × 10^27 m^3 (basic arithmetic, also verified using the formula for volume of a sphere) --><br/><small>{{val|1300000}} × Earth</small> |- | [[Mass]] | <!-- 1.988 435 Someone please cite this before implementing it. -->{{val|1.9891|e=30|u=kg}}<ref name=nssdc/><br/><small>{{val|333000}} × Earth</small><ref name=nssdc/><!-- NASA Sun Fact Sheet states 333,000, a figure coherent with data already present in en.wiki --> |- | [[Density|Average density]] | {{val|1.408|e=3|u=kg/m3}}<ref name=nssdc/><ref name=sse/><ref> {{cite web |last=Ko |first=M. |year=1999 |title=Density of the Sun |url=http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/MayKo.shtml |editor=Elert, G. |work=The Physics Factbook }}</ref> |- | [[Density]] | Center (model): {{val|1.622|e=5|u=kg/m3}}<ref name=nssdc/><br/>Lower photosphere: {{val|2|e=-4|u=kg/m3}}<br/>Lower chromosphere: {{val|5|e=-6|u=kg/m3}}<br/>Corona ({{dabbr|avg|average}}): {{val|1|e=-12|u=kg/m3}}<ref> {{cite web |last= |first= |date=30 August 2007 |title=Principles of Spectroscopy |url=http://www.astro.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/Labs/spectro/short_spectro.html |publisher=[[University of Michigan]], Astronomy Department }}</ref> |- | Equatorial [[surface gravity]] | {{val|274.0|u=m/s2}}<ref name=nssdc/><br/>{{val|27.94|u=[[g-force|''g'']]}}<br/><small>{{val|27542.29|u=[[cgs|''cgs'']]}}<br/>28 × Earth<small/><ref name=sse/> |- | [[Escape velocity]]<br/><small>(from the surface)</small> | {{val|617.7|u=km/s}}<ref name=sse/><br/><small>55 × Earth</small><ref name=sse/> |- | [[Temperature]] | Center (modeled): ~{{val|1.57|e=7|u=K}}<ref name=nssdc/><br>Photosphere (effective): {{val|5778|ul=K}}<ref name=nssdc/><br> [[Corona]]: ~{{val|5|e=6|u=K}} |- | [[Luminosity]] (L<sub>sol</sub>) | {{val|3.846|e=26|ul=W}}<ref name=nssdc/><br/><small>~{{val|3.75|e=28|u=[[lumen (unit)|lm]]}}</small><br/><small>~{{val|98|u=lm/W}} [[Luminous efficacy|efficacy]]</small> |- | Mean [[Radiance|intensity]] (I<sub>sol</sub>) | {{val|2.009|e=7|u=W·m<sup>−2</sup>·sr<sup>−1</sup>}} |- | Age | 4.57 billion years<ref name="Bonanno">{{Cite journal |last=Bonanno |first=A. |last2=Schlattl |first2=H. |last3=Paternò |first3=L. |title=The age of the Sun and the relativistic corrections in the EOS |journal=[[Astronomy and Astrophysics]] |volume=390 |issue=3 |pages=1115–1118 |year= 2008 |doi=10.1051/0004-6361:20020749 |arxiv=astro-ph/0204331 |ref=harv |bibcode=2002A&A...390.1115B }}</ref> |- ! bgcolor="#FCC857" colspan="2" align=center |'''[[Rotation]] characteristics''' |- | [[Axial tilt|Obliquity]] | 7.25°<ref name=nssdc/><br/><small>(to the [[ecliptic]])</small><br/>67.23°<br/><small>(to the [[galactic plane]])</small> |- | [[Right ascension]]<br/><small>of North pole<ref name="iau-iag"> {{cite web |last1=Seidelmann |first1=P. K. |coauthors=''et al.'' |title=Report Of The IAU/IAG Working Group On Cartographic Coordinates And Rotational Elements Of The Planets And Satellites: 2000 |url=http://www.hnsky.org/iau-iag.htm |publisher= |year=2000 |accessdate=2006-03-22 }}</ref></small> | 286.13°<br/><small>{{nowrap|19 h 4 min 30 s}}</small> |- | [[Declination]]<br/><small>of North pole</small> | +63.87°<br/><small>63° 52' North</small> |- | Sidereal [[Solar rotation|rotation period]] <br/><small>(at equator)</small> | 25.05 days<ref name=nssdc/> |- | <small>(at 16° latitude)</small> | 25.38 days<ref name=nssdc/><br/><small>{{nowrap|25 d 9 h 7 min 12 s}}<ref name="iau-iag"/></small> |- | <small>(at poles)</small> | 34.4 days<ref name=nssdc/><!-- derived from T = ( 14.37 - 2.33 sin^2 L - 1.56 sin^4 L ) deg/day, L = 90 deg --> |- | Rotation velocity<br/><small>(at equator)</small> | {{val|7.189|e=3|u=km/h}}<ref name="sse"/><!-- Derived from NASA source: equatorial circumference of 4,379,000 kilometres divided by sidereal rotation period of 609.12 hours; maybe this kind of basic calculation could be done in some generic template code? --> |- ! bgcolor="#FCC857" colspan="2" align=center | '''[[photosphere|Photospheric]] composition (by mass)''' |- | [[Hydrogen]] | 73.46%<ref> {{cite web |title=The Sun's Vital Statistics |url=http://solar-center.stanford.edu/vitalstats.html |publisher=[[Stanford Solar Center]] |accessdate=2008-07-29 }}, citing {{cite book |last=Eddy |first=J. |title=A New Sun: The Solar Results From Skylab |url=http://history.nasa.gov/SP-402/contents.htm |publisher=[[NASA]] |year=1979 |page=37 |id=NASA SP-402 }}</ref> |- | [[Helium]] | 24.85% |- | [[Oxygen]] | 0.77% |- | [[Carbon]] | 0.29% |- | [[Iron]] | 0.16% |- | [[Neon]] | 0.12% |- | [[Nitrogen]] | 0.09% |- | [[Silicon]] | 0.07% |- | [[Magnesium]] | 0.05% |- | [[Sulfur]] | 0.04% |- | align="center" colspan="2" | {{navbar|Solar System Infobox/Sun}} |}<noinclude> {{pp-template}}⏎ ⏎ {{Template reference list}} [[Category:Astronomy infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[fr:Modèle:Infobox Soleil]] [[ko:틀:항성 정보/태양]] [[is:Snið:Sólin]] [[pt:Predefinição:Sol (estrela)]] [[simple:Template:Template reference list]] </noinclude> All content in the above text box is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license Version 4 and was originally sourced from https://or.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=111566.
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