Sun
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Sun
Summary
Sun is a G-type main-sequence star[1]. Sun has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Sun's instance of is recorded as G-type main-sequence star[3].
- Sun's spectral class is recorded as G2V[4].
- Sun is part of Solar System[5].
- Sun's Commons category is recorded as Sun[6].
- Sun's parent astronomical body is recorded as Galactic Center of Milky Way[7].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as Mercury[8].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as Venus[9].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as Earth[10].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as Mars[11].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as asteroid belt[12].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as Jupiter[13].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as Saturn[14].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as Uranus[15].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as Neptune[16].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as Kuiper Belt[17].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as 136472 Makemake[18].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as Pluto[19].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as 4888 Doreen[20].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as 4886 Kojima[21].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as 4882 Divari[22].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as 4871 Riverside[23].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as 4889 Praetorius[24].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as 4838 Billmclaughlin[25].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as 4853 Marielukac[26].
- Sun's child astronomical body is recorded as 4924 Hiltner[27].
Body
Geography
Sun is part of Solar System[5].
Designation and Status
Sun's instance of is recorded as G-type main-sequence star[3].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Sun include Parker Solar Probe[28], a solar probe[29], in United States[30]; Sunday[31], a day of the week[32]; sunscreen[33]; Suntory[34], a business[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1899[37], headquartered in Dōjimahama[38]; Kumsusan Palace of the Sun[39], a spring[40], in North Korea[41], founded in 1976[42]; Catherine wheel[43]; California Sun[44], a musical work/composition[45]; and Ash-Shams[46], a surah[47].
Why It Matters
Sun has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Sun is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Sun include Parker Solar Probe[28], a solar probe[29], in United States[30]; Sunday[31], a day of the week[32]; sunscreen[33]; Suntory[34], a business[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1899[37], headquartered in Dōjimahama[38]; Kumsusan Palace of the Sun[39], a spring[40], in North Korea[41], founded in 1976[42]; and Catherine wheel[43].