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solar radius
In astronomy, the solar radius is a unit of length used to express the size of stars. It is equal to the radius of the Sun. Its value is:
(The solar radius is about 110 times the radius of the Earth.
References
- S. C. Tripathy, H. M. Antia (1999). "Influence of surface layers on the seismic estimate of the solar radius". Solar Physics 186 (1/2): 1-11.
- T. M. Brown, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard (1998). "Accurate Determination of the Solar Photospheric Radius". Astrophysical Journal Letters 500: L195.
See also
- Astronomical unit
- Solar mass
Solar luminosity
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