What is the weight of the Sun?

Question

Who discovered the weight of the Sun?
What makes it important?

Answer 1

I hope that this link will help you out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun

Answer 2

Weight is relative to the gravitational pull being exerted on a body, when dealing with an object on a planet, the plant in question has the largest effect on it's weight so other factors can largely be ignored, the sun is subject to the gravitational pull of many bodies in constantly changing positions, so it's weight is constantly changing. Different parts of a body have slightly different weights so for convenience the weight is calculated by measuring it from a point (the centre of gravity) Since at this point gravitational forces of the body itself cancel out in all directions, the body, in this case the sun, cannot be said to have a weight, if it's own gravitational force is the primary gravitational force acting on it, this is the case for the sun, the moon earth and any body in a stable orbit, because their orbital momentum cancels out the gravitational pull from external bodies and their weight cannot be measured relative to themselves for reasons outlined above

Answer 3

the weight of the sun is 2*10^30 kilograms

Answer 4

Calculations have gives a value of about

2 x 10 to the power of 30 as KILOGRAMS for the mass of the Sunt (That's 2 with 30 zeroes after it.). To arrive at Metric Tons, divide by 1000,

Now bring out your Casio or HP!

Answer 5

Weight is meaningless outside of gravity.

The mass is about 1.99 x 1030 kg (7.02 x 1031 ounces).

This is important for many reasons, far too many to list, but think about the orbits of the planets, the age of the sun, how long it will keep burning, etc.

Answer 6

the weight of the sun is 3,00,000 heavier than our earth and 9000 jupiters can fit in the sun

Answer 7

I think it was Al Gore who invented the sun.