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[[Image:SunScrshot.jpg|thumb|right|Sun in Orbiter]]
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Sun
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Sun is the only star in the [[Solar System]].
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:SunScrshot.jpg|240px]]
 
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Default Sun in Orbiter'''
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
 
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|width="30%"|Name||align="right" width="30%"|Sun
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Physical parameters*
 
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="50%"|1.9889194444×10<sup>30</sup> kg
 
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|width="30%"|Mean Radius||align="right" width="50%"|6.96×10<sup>8</sup> m
 
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|width="30%"|Surface area||align="right" width="30%"|6.087×10<sup>18</sup> km<sup>2</sup>
 
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|width="30%"|Volume||align="right" width="30%"|1.412×10<sup>27</sup> km<sup>3</sup>
 
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|width="30%"|Density||align="right" width="50%"|1.408 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
 
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|width="30%"|Escape velocity||align="right" width="30%"|617.54 km/s
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Go to [[:Category:Addons for Sun|Addons for Sun]]
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Data from Orbiter 2016
 
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The '''Sun''' is the [[star]] at the center of the [[Solar System]] around which the eight planets, several dwarf planets, many satellites, asteroids and smaller objects revolve.
 
  
The Sun is a sphere of hot plasma heated by nuclear fusion to incandescence, mainly hydrogen and helium. It is the largest body in the Solar System with a volume 1 300 000 times larger than the Earth.
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[[Category:Celestial body]]
 
 
As of Orbiter 2016 the sun's mean radius is 6.96×10<sup>8</sup> meters and its mass is 1.9889194444×10<sup>30</sup> kilograms.
 
 
 
In Orbiter, the Sun's physics and texture can be changed by editing the '''Sun.cfg''' (found in '''Config''' folder) and '''Star.dds''' (found in '''Textures''' folder).
 
 
 
 
 
== See also ==
 
 
 
[[w:Sun|Sun]] at [[w:Main Page|Wikipedia]].
 
 
 
[[:Category:Addons for Sun|Addons for Sun]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Celestial bodies]]
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category: Articles]]
 
{{SolarSystem}}
 

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