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How long is one year on the Sun?

One planet's year is defined by how long it takes the planet to complete one orbit around the Sun. So based on the distance from the Sun, one year on Earth is (of course) not the same as one year on Mercury (88 'Earth days') or Neptune (165 'Earth years').

But what if we theoretical were to move to the Sun? What would define one year on a star?

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  • Asked by Thuen
  • on 2009-11-10 14:18:26
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Categories: Our universe.

Tags: Earth, time, sun, Year, Day.

 

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kevinjmckenzie says:

The general consensus is that the time it takes for our sun to orbit the galactic center (a cosmic year) is somewhere between 225-250 million earth years. It is thought to have completed 20-25 orbits during the lifetime of the Sun and 1/1250th of a revolution since the beginning of mankind. 

Here's a link to 5 text books that agree:

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/StacyLeong.shtml

 

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