Estimate

The Sun’s share of Solar System mass

Probability:
99.85%
Odds:
666 to 1
dBan
+28.2 dBan

Sample Solar System matter in proportion to mass and about 99.85% of it belongs to the Sun.

Calculation

p ≈ 0.9985

Assumptions

Sampling is proportional to mass. It is not a uniform choice among the Sun, planets, moons, and smaller bodies. The published percentage is rounded.

Sources

  1. NASA: basics of space flight — the Solar System