Sun

This article is about the star.

The  Sun is the  star at the center of the  Solar System. It is by far the most important source of energy for  life on Earth. The  Sun is a nearly perfect spherical  ball of hot  plasma,   with internal convective motion that generates a  magnetic field via a  dynamo process.  The diameter of the Sun is about 109 times that of  Earth, and it has a  mass about 330,000 times that of Earth, accounting for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System.  Chemically, about three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of  hydrogen<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, whereas the rest is mostly  helium<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, and much smaller quantities of heavier elements, including  oxygen<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">,  carbon<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">,  neon <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">and  iron.

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">The Sun is a  G- or K-sequence star. If it were of a smaller sequence, Planet V would be in continual darkness. If the Sun were of a larger sequence, Planet V's atmosphere would likely begin  to burn away due to the intense ultraviolet radiation.

Name and Etymology
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Composition and Structure
<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">The Sun is a  G- or K-type main-sequence star<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> that comprises about 99.86% of the mass of the Solar System. The Sun has an  absolute magnitude<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> of +4.83 and  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">is a  Population I<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, or heavy-element-rich, <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> star. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">The Sun is by far the brightest object in the sky with an  apparent magnitude<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> of −26.74

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">The mean distance of the Sun to Planet V is approximately  147,000,000 km (<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">0.98 astonomical units [AU]),  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">though the distance varies as the planet moves from  perihelion<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> to  aphelion. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">At this average distance,  light<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> travels from the Sun to Planet V in about 8 minutes and 15 seconds. The  energy<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> of this  sunlight<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> supports almost all life <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> on Planet V by  photosynthesis<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> and drives Planet V's climate and weather.

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">Formation
<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">The formation of the Sun may have been triggered by shockwaves from one or more nearby  supernovae<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">This is suggested by a high  abundance<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> of heavy elements in the Solar System, such as  gold<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> and  uranium<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, relative to the abundances of these elements in so-called  Population II<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, heavy-element-poor, stars. These elements could most plausibly have been produced by  endothermic<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> nuclear reactions during a supernova, or by  transmutation<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> through  neutron absorption<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> within a massive second-generation star.

In Culture
In Vallhyn culture, the Sun is represented by the god Vekest, who is said to be the creater of the dragon species R. arvensis.