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thegagis t1_iyc7qdc wrote

The equatorial surface of the sun rotates in about 27 days according to a single simple google search.

This should probably have been in the questions thread, or justgoogleit

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CuddlePirate420 t1_iyca29u wrote

Our star is stationary... it's the rest of the universe that is rotating around it.

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wongo t1_iycbg4h wrote

Replying to Unhappy-Craft-2609 (#799,196)

Yes that is correct, that person was just messing with you.

The planets formed from an accretion disc -- a large amount of material left over from the formation of the Sun -- that orbited it in the same direction as its rotation. So the planets all orbit in the same direction as well, and roughly all on the equatorial plane of the Sun.

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space-ModTeam t1_iycff1c wrote

Hello u/Unhappy-Craft-2609, your submission "Does our star have a rotation?" has been removed from r/space because:

  • Such questions should be asked in the "All space questions" thread stickied at the top of the sub.

Please read the rules in the sidebar and check r/space for duplicate submissions before posting. If you have any questions about this removal please message the r/space moderators. Thank you.

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