How long did it take for the solar sytem to form?

Question

I understand that the system is about 4.5 billion years old, but how much time would be required for a nebulous cloud of interstellar gas and dust to coalesce into a planetary sytem as massive as ours?

Answer 1

millions of years

Answer 2

seven days.

Just kidding. That would be ridiculous, no one would believe that...

Answer 3

I think a better question is "Where did all of that dust and energy come from?"

Answer 4

3.459 billlion years

Answer 5

God created it by with a word.  He literally spoke it into existence.

Answer 6

it depends what you believe in. look it up on google or something.