The sun is a star central Solar System, around which it revolvesEarth, other planetsthis system and other objects such as asteroids. According to scientists, there are 40 billion objects close to the Sun in our Galaxy. 

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The diameter of the Sun is 1.4 million. km. and the estimated age of the sun is approximately 4.5 billion years.

The sun is composed of hot plasma held by gravity and shaped by a magnetic field. Nuclear fusion occurs in the center of the Sun, preventing the star from collapsing under the influence of its own gravity. 

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The average annual distance of the Sun from the Earth is approximately 150 million km.

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