Earth
12,740 km - Mean diameter; approximate.
Earth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.
Mean-radius spherical model for Earth; actual shape is not perfectly spherical.
NASA JPL — planetary physical parametersEarth vs White dwarf: diameter comparison
The mean diameter of Earth is about 1.06 times the diameter of a white dwarf. Selected basis: a representative value for White dwarf; approximate values.
- Earth
- Mean diameter
- White dwarf
- Diameter
Earth
12,740 kmMean diameter
0 - shared origin
White dwarf
12,000 kmDiameter
0 - shared origin
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
In perspective1.06 times
Measurements, assumptions & sources
White dwarf
12,000 km - Diameter; representative.
A white dwarf is the dense, hot remnant core left behind after a star like the Sun has exhausted its nuclear fuel and shed its outer layers.
A chosen 12,000 km, 0.6 solar-mass white dwarf. These remnants have roughly planetary dimensions but stellar masses.
NASA — White dwarfs
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SpaceEarth12,740 kmEarth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.
SpaceWhite dwarf12,000 kmA white dwarf is the dense, hot remnant core left behind after a star like the Sun has exhausted its nuclear fuel and shed its outer layers.
SpaceMoon3,475 kmThe Moon is Earth’s natural satellite and the brightest large object in Earth’s night sky.
SpaceJupiter139,800 kmJupiter is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, orbiting the Sun beyond the asteroid belt.
SpaceSun1,391,000 kmThe Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System.
SpaceNeutron star20 kmA neutron star is the dense remnant core left after a massive star explodes as a supernova, composed mostly of neutrons.A closer look
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Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
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