M☉

Translingual

Etymology
  • M (mass) and subindex ☉ (sun).

Symbol

M☉

  1. (astronomy) Solar mass: a unit of measurement, equal to the mass of the Sun, which is 2×1030 kg or 333,000 M🜨.
    (sum of parts) the maximum mass each pulsar can have is only 0.08 M☉.
  2. (sum of parts) The mass of the Sun specifically.
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