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The Sol Star System (or The Solar System) is a star system, comprised of one Yellow star, Sol (or The Sun). Sol is the basis of our Co-ordinate system so its Sol Relative Co-ordinates are:
X = 0.0 Y = 0.0 Z = 0.0
Additional names/catalogue numbers: The Sun, Earth System
The Sun is a spectral class G2 V (yellow) main sequence star, with a magnitude of 4.71. It has 9 planets (including 4 gas giants) with 61 associated satellites.
| Name | Orbital Distance | Orbital Zone | Diameter | Atmosphere | Surface Water | Moons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 0.387 AU | Inner | 4,878 km | Thin | 0% | 0 |
| Venus | 0.723 AU | Inner | 12,104 km | 90.0 Std | 0% | 0 |
| Earth | 1.00 AU | HZ | 12,756 km | 1.00 Std | 70% | 1 |
| Mars | 1.524 AU | Inner | 6787 km | 0.01 Std | 0% | 2 |
| (asteroid belt) | 2.2-3.3 AU | Outer | Asteroids | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jupiter | 5.203 AU | Outer | Gas Giant | n/a | n/a | 16 |
| Saturn | 9.539 AU | Outer | Gas Giant | n/a | n/a | 18 |
| Uranus | 19.191 AU | Outer | Ice Giant | n/a | n/a | 15 |
| Neptune | 30.06 AU | Outer | Ice Giant | n/a | n/a | 8 |
| Pluto | 39.53 AU | Outer | 2300 km | Thin | n/a | 1 |
For information on Earth, Mars and Jupiter read the background information.