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Earth size compared to the Sun



The size of our blue planet, the Earth, compared to that of our star the Sun. We can see how little of our world is compared to our solar system. Earth looks like a point in the cosmos.

Sun
Sun


Object Earth Sun
TypeRocky planetStar, yellow dwarf
Age4.54 billion years4.6 billion years
Population7.7 billion0
Diameter12,742 km1,392,684 km
Mean radius6,371 km696,342 km
Mass5.97 × 1024 kg1.98 × 1030 kg
Rotation duration24 hours24 days
Surface temperature
(average)
288 K
14.9 °C
58.7 °F
5,778 K
5,504 °C
9,940 °F
Surface gravity9.8 m/s²274.4 m/s²
Mean density5.5 g/cm31.4 g/cm3
Circumference40,075 km4.3 million km
Surface area510 million km²6.09 × 1012 km2
Volume1.08 × 1012 km31.41 × 1018 km3
Escape velocity11.1 km/s617.7 km/s
Average orbital speed29.78 km/s1.99 km/s
Atmosphere composition 78% nitrogen (N2),
21% oxygen (O2),
~ 1% water vapor,
0.9% argon,
0.04% carbon dioxide
73% hydrogen,
25% helium,
0.8% oxygen,
0.3% carbon
Crust composition 60% silica,
16% alumina,
6% lime,
6% iron oxide,
4% magnesia,
3% sodium oxide,
2% potassium oxide
73% hydrogen,
25% helium,
0.8% oxygen,
0.3% carbon
Distance from the Milky Way center27,200 light years27,200 light years
Right ascension-19h 4m 30s
Declination-+63.87°


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