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Solar radius

In astronomy, the solar radius is a unit of length used to express the size of stars and larger objects such as galaxies. It is equal to the radius of the Sun. Its value is:

The solar radius is about 110 times the radius of the Earth.

See also

• Astronomical unit
• Solar mass

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