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The solar mass is defined as the total mass of the Sun. The currently accepted value is 1.99 × 1030 kg. This is the unit commonly used to express the mass of huge astrophysical objects: stars, galaxies, black holes, dark matter.
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Rouan, D. (2014). Solar Mass. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_1458-2
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