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The Solar System includes the Sun and objects held by its gravity, including Earth.
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There is no single obvious edge. A boundary based on the solar wind differs from one based on distant orbiting bodies.
In Depth
This prototype plots a provisional heliopause-scale extent only. The Oort Cloud would give a much larger value; the definition and source require review.
Scale measurement
160.4 AU · boundary
Quick facts
- Category: stellar system
- Boundary: model-dependent
- Scientific review: pending
Related objects
- contains: Earth
- contains: Jupiter
- contains: Sun
- related-to: Earth–Sun distance
- related-to: Oort Cloud
- located-in: Milky Way