solar mass

American  

noun

1. the unit, equivalent to the mass of the sun, in which the masses of stars and other celestial objects are given.

   a black hole of one million solar masses.

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solar mass British  

noun

1.  M.  an astronomical unit of mass equal to the sun's mass, 1.981 × 10 ³⁰ kilograms

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Example Sentences

In terms of the quantity of the gas being expelled, scientists ascertained that ionised- and neutral-gas outflows measured by their equipment ultimately reached "0.14–2.9 and 30–100 solar mass per year, respectively."

From Salon

If this much solar mass in a young universe was annually being forever lost into the gaping maw of a black hole, it would be less unusual.

From Salon

For the three stars with detected astrospheres, named 70 Ophiuchi, epsilon Eridani, and 61 Cygni, the researchers estimated their mass loss rates to be 66.5±11.1, 15.6±4.4, and 9.6±4.1 times the solar mass loss rate, respectively.

From Science Daily

As the star dies in a supernova, protons and electrons in its core are crushed into a compressed solar mass that combines intense gravity with high-speed rotation and powerful magnetic forces, according to NASA.

From Scientific American

One solar mass is equal to the mass of our sun.

From Salon