The diameter of the Sun is about 9.95 times the mean diameter of Jupiter. Selected basis: approximate values.
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
139,800 km - Mean diameter; approximate.
Jupiter is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, orbiting the Sun beyond the asteroid belt.
Mean-radius spherical model for Jupiter; actual shape is not perfectly spherical. Gravity refers to a conventional atmospheric level, not solid ground.
NASA JPL — planetary physical parameters1,391,000 km - Diameter; approximate.
The Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System. Its light and heat power most life and weather on Earth.
Our star, modelled with the IAU nominal solar radius. “Surface” means the visible photosphere. The core is much hotter; this is not a solid surface.
IAU — nominal solar and planetary conversion constants
There’s always another scale
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.
SpaceEarth12,740 kmEarth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.
SpaceMoon3,475 kmThe Moon is Earth’s natural satellite and the brightest large object in Earth’s night sky.
SpaceNeutron star20 kmA neutron star is the dense remnant core left after a massive star explodes as a supernova, composed mostly of neutrons.
SpaceEarth–Sun distance1 AUThe Earth–Sun distance, or astronomical unit, is the standard measure of separation between Earth and the Sun used in astronomy.Side by side
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scaleGot a good eye for scale?