Solar system consists of the sun, the 8 planets and their satellites (or moons), and millions of smaller celestial object such as asteroids, comets and meteoroids. The sun is at the centre of the solar system.
The eight planets of the solar system (in order of their increasing distances from the sun) are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
| S.no. |
Name of the planet |
Distance from the sun |
| 1. |
Mercury |
58 x 106 km |
| 2. |
Venus |
108 x 106 km |
| 3. |
Earth |
150 x 106 km |
| 4. |
Mars |
228 x 106 km |
| 5. |
Jupiter |
778 x 106 km |
| 6. |
Saturn |
1427 x 106 km |
| 7. |
Uranus |
2870 x 106 km |
| 8. |
Neptune |
4504 x 106 km |
