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Q: Why do astronomers use solar mass instead of kilograms?
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Why do scientist developed the solar Mass and solar radius?

In order to conveniently compare the distances from the various planets, astronomers devised a measure called the "astronomical unit". The Earth is one AU from the Sun. In order to conveniently compare the sizes of other stars to our Sun, astronomers use a "solar mass" as the mass of the Sun. and a "solar radius" as the radius of our Sun. This helps to make the comparisons more obvious to non-astronomers.


How do you convert kilograms to solar mass?

1 kilogram is about 5.02*10^-31 solar masses.


How much mass does the sun account for in our solar system?

1828 millionThe mass of our Sun is 1.989 x 1030 kilograms


How much do PLANETS wight?

If you mean "weight", it doesn't make much sense to talk about a planet's weight. What would you weigh it on? Astronomers talk about a planet's mass instead. The largest planet in our Solar System, Jupiter, has about 300 times the mass of Earth; the smallest one, Mercury, has 0.055 times the mass of Earth. You can look up the mass for other planets on the Wikipedia. Outside of the Solar System, planets that are several times as massive as Jupiter are known.


What is the normal or average mass of a red giant?

The mass of a red giant star varies between 0.3 and 8 solar masses. The solar mass is approximately 2 X (10) to the power 30 kilograms. In other words is pretty heavy.


A child, a computer, and a bookshelf have combined mass of 36 kilograms. The child has a mass of 25 kilograms, and the computer has a mass of 2 kilograms. What is the mass of the bookshelf?

9 kilograms


HOW BIG IS TH?

The moon is the fifth largest moon in the solar system. Its diameter is 3,475 kilometers and it has a mass of 7.3744 E22 kilograms.


How big is th moon?

The moon is the fifth largest moon in the solar system. Its diameter is 3,475 kilometers and it has a mass of 7.3744 E22 kilograms.


How do you say the mass of something?

mass is how much an object weighs. If you weigh 150 pounds, then you have a mass of 150 lbs (you can say pounds if you want instead of lbs, it is just the abbreviation for pounds). if you weigh 100 kilograms, then you have a mass of 100 kg( you can say kilograms or kilo's if you want, kg is just the abbreviation).


What is the Mass of 68 kilograms?

68 kilograms


What was The Mass of wright brothers plane in kilograms?

what is the mass of wrigh brothers' plane in kilograms


What SI unit of mass is often used instead of kilograms?

The ton (1000 kilograms), as well as the gram (1/1000 kilogram), the milligram (1/1000 gram) and the microgram (a millionth of a gram).