Description: Una masa solar es una unidad de masa equivalente a la masa del Sol: aproximadamente 1.989 × 10³⁰ kilogramos o 333 000 veces la masa de la Tierra. La masa solar se utiliza habitualmente para medir y comparar enanas marrones, estrellas, cúmulos y galaxias.

Related Terms:

• Masa
• Sun

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