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[[Image:SunScrshot.jpg|thumb|right|Default Sun in Orbiter]]
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Sun
 
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:SunScrshot.jpg|240px]]
 
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Sun in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9'''
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
 
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|width="30%"|Name||align="right" width="30%"|Sun
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Physical parameters*
 
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="50%"|1.9889194444×10<sup>30</sup> kg
 
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|width="30%"|Mean Radius||align="right" width="50%"|6.96×10<sup>8</sup> m
 
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|width="30%"|Surface area||align="right" width="30%"|6.087×10<sup>18</sup> km<sup>2</sup>
 
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|width="30%"|Volume||align="right" width="30%"|1.412×10<sup>27</sup> km<sup>3</sup>
 
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|width="30%"|Density||align="right" width="50%"|1.408 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
 
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|width="30%"|Escape velocity||align="right" width="30%"|617.54 km/s
 
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Data from Orbiter 2016
 
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The '''Sun''' is the [[star]] at the center of the [[Solar System]] around which the eight planets, several dwarf planets, many satellites, asteroids and smaller objects revolve.
 
The '''Sun''' is the [[star]] at the center of the [[Solar System]] around which the eight planets, several dwarf planets, many satellites, asteroids and smaller objects revolve.
  
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The Sun is a sphere of hot plasma heated by nuclear fusion to incandescence, mainly hydrogen and helium. It is the largest body in the Solar System with a volume 1 300 000 times larger than the Earth.
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The Sun is a huge ball of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. It is the largest body in the Solar System with a volume 1 300 000 times larger than the Earth.
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== the Sun in Orbiter ==
 
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As of Orbiter 2016 the sun's mean radius is 6.96×10<sup>8</sup> meters and its mass is 1.9889194444×10<sup>30</sup> kilograms.
 
  
 
In Orbiter, the Sun's physics and texture can be changed by editing the '''Sun.cfg''' (found in '''Config''' folder) and '''Star.dds''' (found in '''Textures''' folder).
 
In Orbiter, the Sun's physics and texture can be changed by editing the '''Sun.cfg''' (found in '''Config''' folder) and '''Star.dds''' (found in '''Textures''' folder).
  
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Orbiter versions and add-ons which include the Sun as a body.
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Extensive article at Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun]
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include the Sun'''</center>
 
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2016-torrent-files.5427/ Orbiter 2016 - torrent files]||O-F Resources||2016||martins||Orbiter Download||23 August 2016||Orbiter 2016||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2016-core-msi-exe-edition.5426/ Orbiter 2016 Core - MSI / EXE edition]||O-F Resources||2016||martins||Orbiter Download||23 August 2016||Orbiter 2016||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2016-core-zip-edition.5425/ Orbiter 2016 Core - ZIP edition]||O-F Resources||2016||martins||Orbiter download||23 August 2016||Orbiter 2016||
 
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|[http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/download.html Orbiter core package download]<br>(The actual download page for Orbiter 2016)||Orbiter download page||Orbiter 2016||martins||Orbiter download||23 August 2016||Orbiter 2016||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/celestial-bodies-motion-part-1-4-v2-0-0.132/ Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 1/4 - v2.0.0]||O-F Resources||v2.0.0||cristiapi||Scenery||2 July 2015||*module only||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2010-p1.5428/ Orbiter 2010-P1]||O-F Resources||100830||martins||Orbiter Download||30 August 2010||Orbiter 2010-P1||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2010.5429/ Orbiter 2010]||O-F Resources||100606||martins||Orbiter Download||5 June 2010||Orbiter 2010||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2006-p1.5430/ Orbiter 2006-P1]||O-F Resources||060929||martins||Orbiter Download||29 September 2006||Orbiter 2006-P1||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2006.5431/ Orbiter 2006]||O-F Resources||060504||martins||Orbiter Download||4 May 2006||Orbiter 2006||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/2005-with-p1-patch-files.5432/ 2005 (with P1 patch files)]||O-F Resources||050216||martins||Orbiter Download||16 February 2005||Orbiter 2005||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p2.5433/ Orbiter 2003-P2]||O-F Resources||031217||martins||Orbiter Download||17 December 2003||Orbiter 2003-P2||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p1.5434/ Orbiter 2003-P1]||O-F Resources||031105||martins||Orbiter Download||5 November 2003||Orbiter 2003-P1|
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2002.5436/ Orbiter 2002]||O-F Resources||020419||martins||Orbiter Download||19 April 2002||Orbiter 2002||
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2001.5437/ Orbiter 2001]||O-F Resources||010503||martins||Orbiter Download||3 May 2001||Orbiter 2001||
 
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Go to [[:Category:Addons for Sun|Addons for Sun]]
  
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== See also ==
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[[Category:Celestial bodies]]
  
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[[w:Sun|Sun]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
 
  
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<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
 
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SunOrbiter2001.jpg|<center>the Sun in Orbiter 2001</center>
 
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SunOrbiter2002.jpg|<center>the Sun in Orbiter 2002</center>
 
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Sun-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Sun in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
 
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Sun-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Sun in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
 
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Sun-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Sun in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
 
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Sun-Orbiter2010P1-Orbiter2010P1.jpg|<center>Sun in Orbiter 2010P1</center>
 
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SunScrshot.jpg|<center>Sun in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9</center>
 
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The Sun in white light.jpg|<center>the Sun in true color, 8 May 2019<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
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{{SolarSystem}}
 
{{SolarSystem}}
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[[Category:Articles]]
 
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[[Category:Celestial bodies]]
 
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[[Category:Solar System]]
 
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[[Category:Addons for Sun|Addons for Sun]]
 

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