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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4938. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Sun, Basic Solar Properties

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The nearest star to the Earth and central body of the solar system. A main-sequence, yellow dwarf of spectral type G2 V, mass 1.989×1030 kg, diameter 1392 000 km, luminosity 3.83×1026 W and absolute visual magnitude +4.82, the Sun is the only star whose surface and outer layers can be studied close up. From the Earth, a mere 149 600 000 km away, the Sun's disk subtends an angle of about 30' and i...

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