Solar mass

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In astronomy, the solar mass is a unit of mass used to express the mass of stars and larger objects such as galaxies. It is equal to the mass of the Sun. Its value and conventional symbol are:

<math>M_\bigodot=1.9891\times10^{30}\hbox{ kg}</math>

The solar mass is 333,000 times the mass of the Earth.

See also

• Gaussian gravitational constant
• Orders of magnitude (mass)

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Solar_mass" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_mass, used under the GNU Free Documentation License