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}}The '''Sun''', also known by the name '''Sol''' (from the [[Latin]] word ''sol'') is a [[Star|yellow dwarf star]] of spectral type G2V. The eight [[planet]]s, including Earth, orbit the sun, as do countless other small objects.<ref name=Britannica/>

}}The '''Sun''', also known by the [[Latin]] name '''Sol''' is a yellow dwarf [[star]] of spectral type G2V. The eight [[planet]]s, including Earth, orbit the sun, as do countless other objects.<ref name=Britannica/>

== Nomenclature ==

== Nomenclature ==

The sun a classified as spectral class G2 V. The "G" means it is a moderately warm yellow star. The "2" means it is in the third hottest group of stars within type "G" (the scale runs from 0 to 9). The "V" is a Roman numeral for 5 and indicates the Sun's size. A size V star is a dwarf, main sequence star. The sun is in the 95th percentile in its class by size and mass of other stars in its immediate region.

The sun a classified as spectral class G2V. The "G" means it is a moderately warm yellow star. The "2" means it is in the third hottest group of stars within type "G" (the scale runs from 0 to 9). The "V" is a Roman numeral for 5 and indicates the Sun's size. A size V star is a dwarf, main sequence star. The sun is in the 95th percentile in its class by size and mass of other stars in its immediate region.

== History ==

== History ==