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| ], ], the ] (centre), underneath their darker mirror images <span style="white-space:nowrap;">(artist's interpretation),</span> and <span style="white-space:nowrap;">],</span> to scale.]] | ], ], the ] (centre), underneath their darker mirror images <span style="white-space:nowrap;">(artist's interpretation),</span> and <span style="white-space:nowrap;">],</span> to scale.]] | ||
| To help compare different distances this page lists lengths starting at 10<sup>9</sup> ] (1 ] or 1 million ]). | To help compare different distances this page lists lengths starting at 10<sup>9</sup> ]s (1 ] (Gm) or 1 million ]s). | ||
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| * 1.4 Gm — Diameter of ] | * 1.4 Gm — Diameter of ]<ref></ref> | ||
| * 1.5 Gm — Expected orbit from Earth of the ] | * ''1.5 Gm — (proposed) Expected orbit from Earth of the ]'' | ||
| * 2.19 Gm — Closest approach of ] to ], happened on ], ]; closest ] approach on record | * 2.19 Gm — Closest approach of ] to ], happened on ], ]; closest ] approach on record | ||
| * 4.2 Gm — Diameter of ] | * 4.2 Gm — Diameter of ] | ||
| * 5.0 Gm — Closest approach of ] to Earth, happened on ], ] | * 5.0 Gm — Closest approach of ] to Earth, happened on ], ] | ||
| * 5.0 Gm — Size of the arms of the giant triangle shaped Michelson interferometer of the ] (LISA) planned to start observations in or around 2015. | * ''5.0 Gm — (proposed) Size of the arms of the giant triangle shaped Michelson interferometer of the ] (LISA) planned to start observations in or around 2015.'' | ||
| * 7.9 Gm — Diameter of ] | * 7.9 Gm — Diameter of ] | ||
| * 9.0 Gm — Estimated diameter of the ] of ], the ] in the center of the ] galaxy | * 9.0 Gm — Estimated diameter of the ] of ], the ] in the center of the ] galaxy | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| {{Associations/Orders of magnitude (length) wide}} | {{Associations/Orders of magnitude (length) wide}} | ||
| ==References== | |||
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Revision as of 21:43, 20 April 2009
To help compare different distances this page lists lengths starting at 10 metres (1 gigametre (Gm) or 1 million kilometres).
Distances shorter than 10 metres
- 1.4 Gm — Diameter of Sun
- 1.5 Gm — (proposed) Expected orbit from Earth of the James Webb Space Telescope
- 2.19 Gm — Closest approach of Comet Lexell to Earth, happened on July 1, 1770; closest comet approach on record
- 4.2 Gm — Diameter of Algol B
- 5.0 Gm — Closest approach of Comet Halley to Earth, happened on April 10, 837
- 5.0 Gm — (proposed) Size of the arms of the giant triangle shaped Michelson interferometer of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) planned to start observations in or around 2015.
- 7.9 Gm — Diameter of Gamma Orionis
- 9.0 Gm — Estimated diameter of the event horizon of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way galaxy
Distances longer than 10 metres
See also
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