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], ], the ] (center), 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> ]s (1 ] (Gm) or 1 million ]s). | 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 ]<ref></ref> | * 1.4 Gm — Diameter of ]<ref></ref> | ||
| * 1.5 Gm — ''(proposed) Expected orbit from Earth of the ]'' | * 1.5 Gm — ''(proposed) Expected orbit from Earth of the ]'' | ||
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| * 3 Gm — Total length of "wiring" in the human brain.<ref>Neuroscience: The Science of the Brain p.44</ref> | * 3 Gm — Total length of "wiring" in the human brain.<ref>Neuroscience: The Science of the Brain p.44</ref> | ||
| * 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 April 10th, 837 | ||
| * ''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.'' | * ''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== | ||
Revision as of 08:36, 17 June 2011
To help compare different distances this page lists lengths starting at 10 meters (1 gigameter (Gm) or 1 million kilometers).
Distances shorter than 10 meters
- 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 1 July 1770; closest comet approach on record
- 3 Gm — Total length of "wiring" in the human brain.
- 4.2 Gm — Diameter of Algol B
- 5.0 Gm — Closest approach of Comet Halley to Earth, happened on April 10th, 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 meters
See also
Template:Orders of magnitude (length) imagemap astronomical-scale Template:Associations/Orders of magnitude (length) wide
References
- Sun Fact Sheet
- Neuroscience: The Science of the Brain p.44