Here's why:
* Sets are collections of distinct objects.
* In this case, the objects are "planets" and "sun".
* The sentence describes the elements of the set (planets and sun) and their cardinality (there are eight planets and one sun).
We could represent this mathematically as:
* Solar System = {Planet 1, Planet 2, ... Planet 8, Sun}
This notation shows that the Solar System is a set containing eight planets and one sun.