This statement is true. The point located at the geometric center of an object is indeed called the object's center of gravity. Center of gravity is the average of the weight of a resultant of the parallel forces, including all the particles that is passing through its body.
This instrument is called a spring scale.
The Sun is 149.6 million kilometers from the earth.
There are 8760 hours in a year.
876000 km are traveled in a year
It would take 170.776 years to reach the sun, or 171 years rather