what is asolar system
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The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of the objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest are the eight planets, with the remainder being smaller objects, the dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies
Known minor planets: 796,354
Known planets: 8 (Mercury; Venus; Earth; Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune)
Distance to Galactic Center: 27,000 ± 1,000 ly
Distance to Kuiper cliff: 50 AU
Distance to heliopause: ≈120 AU
Nearest star: Proxima Centauri (4.25 ly); Alpha Centauri (4.37 ly)
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