Amazing Sun Facts

Average Distance From Earth 14,95,98,900 km

Diameter 13,91,980 km
Temperature of the Core 1,50,00,000k
Rotation 25.38 days (with respect to equator);
33 days (with respect to poles)
Chemical Composition
Hydrogen :71%;
Helium: 26.5%;
Other Gases: 2.5%
Age 4.6 Billion Years
Total Life 10 Billion Years
Time Taken by Sunlight to reach earth 8 min. and 16.6 sec.
Speed of light (in vacuum) 3,00,000 kmps