Constants & Units · constant
Solar radius
R_☉ = 6.957 × 10⁸ m
- Unit
- m
- Value
- 6.957 × 10⁸
- Exact
- yes
- Note
- The photosphere's radius; the Sun has no solid surface, so this is a convention.
- Symbol
- R_☉
- Category
- Astronomical
- Numeric
- 695700000
- Uncertainty
- adopted (IAU nominal)
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