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How much does a the Sun weigh?

Typical weight
1.988 × 10^30 kg
That is 4.38 × 10^30 lb.

The star at the centre of the Solar System, holding 99.86% of its total mass.

333,000 times the mass of Earth.

How that compares

The Sun against things of a similar mass.

The Sun 1.988 × 10^30 kg
Jupiter 1.898 × 10^27 kg
Earth 5.972 × 10^24 kg
Mars 6.417 × 10^23 kg
The Moon 7.342 × 10^22 kg
Great Pyramid of Giza 5,900,000 t
Golden Gate Bridge 804,700 t
Empire State Building 331,000 t

More about the Sun

Common questions

How much does the Sun weigh?
The Sun weighs 1.988 × 10^30 kg (4.38 × 10^30 lb). 333,000 times the mass of Earth.

Related pages

Sources

  1. NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Public domain (US Government))

How these figures are compiled and checked