Sun - Basic Information

Radius 6.9599 × 10 5 km
Mass 1.989 × 1030 kg
Average density 1.406 × 10 3 kg m-3
Overall radiated power 3.86 × 1026 W
Surface temperature (photosphere) 5.78 × 10 3 K
Central temperature 1.56 × 10 7 K
Average distance Earth - Sun 1.4959787 × 10 8 km
Minimum distance Earth - Sun 1.471 × 10 8 km
Maximum distance Earth - Sun 1.521 × 10 8 km
Minimum distance date January 3
Maximum distance date July 7
Average angular diameter 31.99'
Relative abundance of chemical elements (mass) H 71.6%, He 27%, other 1.4%