4 FAQs about Central asian solar rotation

How often does the Sun rotate?

He defined a fixed solar coordinate system that rotates in a sidereal frame exactly once every 25.38 days (Carrington, Observations of the Spots on the Sun, 1863, p 221, 244). The synodic rotation rate varies a little during the year because of the eccentricity of the Earth's orbit; the mean synodic value is about 27.2753 days.

What is solar rotation?

Solar rotation is the rotation of the Sun about its own axis. The Sun is not a solid body, but is composed of a gaseous plasma, and different latitudes rotate with different periods. The solar rotation period is 25.67 days at the equator and increases with increasing latitude, reaching 33.40 days at 75 degrees of latitude.

How does the Sun rotate at the equator?

On the surface, the Sun rotates slowly at the poles and quickly at the equator. This profile extends on roughly radial lines through the solar convection zone to the interior. At the tachocline the rotation abruptly changes to solid-body rotation in the solar radiation zone.

How many days is a solar rotation?

Solar rotation is taken to be 27.2753 days (see below) for the purpose of Carrington rotations. Each rotation of the Sun under this scheme is given a unique number called the Carrington Rotation Number, starting from November 9, 1853.

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