How large would our solar system be?

How large would our solar system be?

So that would be 7,440,000,000 (over seven billion) miles. If we say that the end of the solar system is the cloud of comets that surrounds our solar system, then the diameter is roughly 60,000 A.U., which is 5,580,000,000,000 (over five trillion) miles.

How big is our solar system compared to other planets?

Earth vs Uranus Uranus is reasonably massive, with its mass being equivalent to 14.54 Earth masses. It would take around 63 Earth-sized planets to fill Uranus, and yes, that sounds dirty. Uranus is four times wider than Earth, wait, that sounds even dirtier, well… moving on to Neptune.

Who named the moon?

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Earth’s moon, the longest known of all, was given the name “Selene” by the Greeks and “Luna” by the Romans, each a goddess.

What is the size of the Solar System?

Our solar system is so big it is almost impossible to imagine its size if you use ordinary units like feet or miles. The distance from Earth to the Sun is 93 million miles (149 million kilometers), but the distance to the farthest planet Neptune is nearly 3 billion miles (4.5 billion kilometers).

What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

Our solar system’s largest planet is an average distance of 484 million miles (778 million kilometers) from the Sun. That’s 5.2 AU. Jupiter is the largest of the planets, spanning nearly 1.75 millimeters in diameter on our football field scale. Jupiter’s diameter is about equal to the thickness of a U.S quarter in our shrunken solar system.

How many planets are there in the Solar System?

Outward from the Sun, the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, followed by the dwarf planet Pluto. Jupiter’s diameter is about 11 times that of the Earth’s and the Sun’s diameter is about 10 times Jupiter’s.

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What are the approximate sizes of the planets relative to each other?

This illustration shows the approximate sizes of the planets relative to each other. Outward from the Sun, the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, followed by the dwarf planet Pluto. Jupiter’s diameter is about 11 times that of the Earth’s and the Sun’s diameter is about 10 times…