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Range in Inches |
Mod |
Range in Miles |
Range in Kilometers |
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4 |
0 |
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6 |
-1 |
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8 |
-2 |
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12 |
-3 |
|
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The length of a
short-course swimming pool |
|
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16 |
-4 |
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|
|
24 |
-5 |
|
|
The length of an
olympic-sized swimming pool |
|
|
32 |
-6 |
|
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|
|
|
48 |
-7 |
|
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The length of a football
field |
|
|
64 |
-8 |
|
0.128 |
|
|
|
96 |
-9 |
|
0.192 |
|
|
|
125 |
-10 |
0.155 |
0.250 |
The length of a football
stadium |
|
|
188 |
-11 |
0.233 |
0.375 |
The length of a small
city block |
|
|
250 |
-12 |
0.311 |
0.500 |
The length of a big city
block |
|
|
375 |
-13 |
0.466 |
0.750 |
The length of a New York
city block |
|
|
500 |
-14 |
0.621 |
1.000 |
|
|
|
750 |
-15 |
0.932 |
1.500 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
-16 |
1.243 |
2.000 |
|
|
|
1,500 |
-17 |
1.864 |
3.000 |
|
|
|
2,000 |
-18 |
2.485 |
4.000 |
|
|
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3,000 |
-19 |
3.728 |
6.000 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
-20 |
4.971 |
8.000 |
|
|
|
6,000 |
-21 |
7.456 |
12.000 |
|
|
|
8,000 |
-22 |
9.942 |
16.000 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
-23 |
14.913 |
24.000 |
|
|
|
16,000 |
-24 |
19.884 |
32.000 |
|
|
|
24,000 |
-25 |
29.826 |
48.000 |
|
|
|
32,000 |
-26 |
39.768 |
64.000 |
|
|
|
48,000 |
-27 |
59.652 |
96.000 |
|
|
|
64,000 |
-28 |
79.536 |
128.000 |
|
|
|
96,000 |
-29 |
119.303 |
192.000 |
|
|
|
125,000 |
-30 |
155.343 |
250.000 |
|
|
|
187,500 |
-31 |
233.014 |
375.000 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
-32 |
310.686 |
500.000 |
|
|
|
375,000 |
-33 |
466.028 |
750.000 |
|
|
|
500,000 |
-34 |
621.371 |
1,000.00 |
|
|
|
750,000 |
-35 |
932.057 |
1,500.00 |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
-36 |
1,242.74 |
2,000.00 |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
-37 |
1,864.11 |
3,000.00 |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
-38 |
2,485.48 |
4,000.00 |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
-39 |
3,728.23 |
6,000.00 |
|
|
|
4,000,000 |
-40 |
4,970.97 |
8,000.00 |
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
-41 |
7,456.45 |
12,000.00 |
|
|
|
8,000,000 |
-42 |
9,941.94 |
16,000.00 |
|
|
|
12,000,000 |
-43 |
14,912.91 |
24,000.00 |
|
|
|
16,000,000 |
-44 |
19,883.88 |
32,000.00 |
0.11 |
Light Seconds |
|
|
24,000,000 |
-45 |
29,825.82 |
48,000.00 |
0.16 |
|
|
32,000,000 |
-46 |
39,767.76 |
64,000.00 |
0.21 |
|
|
48,000,000 |
-47 |
59,651.63 |
96,000.00 |
0.32 |
|
|
64,000,000 |
-48 |
79,535.51 |
128,000.00 |
0.43 |
|
|
96,000,000 |
-49 |
119,303.27 |
192,000.00 |
0.64 |
|
|
125,000,000 |
-50 |
155,342.80 |
250,000.00 |
0.83 |
|
|
187,500,000 |
-51 |
233,014.20 |
375,000.00 |
1.25 |
|
Earth to the Moon - 384,400 km |
|
|
250,000,000 |
-52 |
310,685.60 |
500,000.00 |
1.67 |
|
|
375,000,000 |
-53 |
466,028.39 |
750,000.00 |
2.50 |
|
|
500,000,000 |
-54 |
621,371.19 |
1,000,000.00 |
3.34 |
|
|
750,000,000 |
-55 |
932,056.8 |
1,500,000.00 |
5.00 |
|
|
1,000,000,000 |
-56 |
1,242,742.4 |
2,000,000.00 |
6.67 |
|
|
1,500,000,000 |
-57 |
1,864,113.6 |
3,000,000.00 |
10.01 |
|
|
2,000,000,000 |
-58 |
2,485,484.8 |
4,000,000.00 |
13.34 |
|
|
3,000,000,000 |
-59 |
3,728,227.1 |
6,000,000.00 |
20.01 |
|
|
4,000,000,000 |
-60 |
4,970,969.5 |
8,000,000.00 |
26.69 |
|
|
6,000,000,000 |
-61 |
7,456,454.3 |
12,000,000.0 |
40.03 |
|
|
8,000,000,000 |
-62 |
9,941,939.0 |
16,000,000.0 |
53.37 |
|
|
12,000,000,000 |
-63 |
14,912,908.6 |
24,000,000.0 |
1.33 |
Light Minutes |
|
|
16,000,000,000 |
-64 |
19,883,878.1 |
32,000,000.0 |
1.78 |
|
|
24,000,000,000 |
-65 |
29,825,817.1 |
48,000,000.0 |
2.67 |
|
|
32,000,000,000 |
-66 |
39,767,756.2 |
64,000,000.0 |
3.56 |
|
|
48,000,000,000 |
-67 |
59,651,634.2 |
96,000,000.0 |
5.34 |
|
|
64,000,000,000 |
-68 |
79,535,512.3 |
128,000,000.0 |
7.12 |
|
|
96,000,000,000 |
-69 |
119,303,268.5 |
192,000,000.0 |
10.67 |
|
Earth to the Sun - 1 AU - 149
million km |
|
|
125,000,000,000 |
-70 |
155,342,797.5 |
250,000,000.0 |
13.90 |
|
The Sun to Mars - 205
million km |
|
|
187,500,000,000 |
-71 |
233,014,196.3 |
375,000,000.0 |
20.85 |
|
|
|
|
250,000,000,000 |
-72 |
310,685,595.0 |
500,000,000.0 |
27.80 |
|
|
|
|
375,000,000,000 |
-73 |
466,028,392.5 |
750,000,000.0 |
41.70 |
|
The Sun to Jupiter - 741
million km |
|
|
500,000,000,000 |
-74 |
621,371,190.0 |
1,000,000,000 |
55.59 |
|
|
|
|
750,000,000,000 |
-75 |
932,056,785 |
1,500,000,000 |
1.39 |
Light Hours |
The Sun to Saturn - 1.35
billion km |
|
|
1,000,000,000,000 |
-76 |
1,242,742,380 |
2,000,000,000 |
1.85 |
|
|
|
|
1,500,000,000,000 |
-77 |
1,864,113,570 |
3,000,000,000 |
2.78 |
|
The Sun to Uranus - 2.7 billion km |
|
|
2,000,000,000,000 |
-78 |
2,485,484,760 |
4,000,000,000 |
3.71 |
|
The Sun to Neptune 4.46
billion km/Start of Kuiper Belt - 4.5 billion km |
|
3,000,000,000,000 |
-79 |
3,728,227,140 |
6,000,000,000 |
5.56 |
|
Middle of Kuiper Belt 6
billion km |
|
|
4,000,000,000,000 |
-80 |
4,970,969,520 |
8,000,000,000 |
7.41 |
|
Outer Edge of Kuiper Belt 7.5
billion km |
|
|
6,000,000,000,000 |
-81 |
7,456,454,280 |
12,000,000,000 |
11.12 |
|
Outer Reaches of the
Solar System - 12 billion km |
|
|
8,000,000,000,000 |
-82 |
9,941,939,040 |
16,000,000,000 |
14.83 |
|
|
|
|
12,000,000,000,000 |
-83 |
14,912,908,560 |
24,000,000,000 |
0.93 |
Light Days |
|
|
|
16,000,000,000,000 |
-84 |
19,883,878,080 |
32,000,000,000 |
1.24 |
|
|
|
|
24,000,000,000,000 |
-85 |
29,825,817,120 |
48,000,000,000 |
1.85 |
|
|
|
|
32,000,000,000,000 |
-86 |
39,767,756,160 |
64,000,000,000 |
2.47 |
|
|
|
|
48,000,000,000,000 |
-87 |
59,651,634,240 |
96,000,000,000 |
3.71 |
|
|
|
|
64,000,000,000,000 |
-88 |
79,535,512,320 |
128,000,000,000 |
4.94 |
|
|
|
|
96,000,000,000,000 |
-89 |
119,303,268,480 |
192,000,000,000 |
7.41 |
|
|
125,000,000,000,000 |
-90 |
155,342,797,500 |
250,000,000,000 |
9.65 |
|
|
|
|
187,500,000,000,000 |
-91 |
233,014,196,250 |
375,000,000,000 |
14.48 |
|
|
|
|
250,000,000,000,000 |
-92 |
310,685,595,000 |
500,000,000,000 |
19.30 |
|
|
|
|
375,000,000,000,000 |
-93 |
466,028,392,500 |
750,000,000,000 |
28.96 |
|
|
500,000,000,000,000 |
-94 |
621,371,190,000 |
1,000,000,000,000 |
38.61 |
|
|
|
|
750,000,000,000,000 |
-95 |
932,056,785,000 |
1,500,000,000,000 |
57.91 |
|
|
1,000,000,000,000,000 |
-96 |
1,242,742,380,000 |
2,000,000,000,000 |
77.21 |
|
|
1,500,000,000,000,000 |
-97 |
1,864,113,570,000 |
3,000,000,000,000 |
115.82 |
|
|
2,000,000,000,000,000 |
-98 |
2,485,484,760,000 |
4,000,000,000,000 |
154.43 |
|
Inner Edge of the Oort Cloud - 4.5
trillion km |
|
|
3,000,000,000,000,000 |
-99 |
3,728,227,140,000 |
6,000,000,000,000 |
231.64 |
|
|
4,000,000,000,000,000 |
-100 |
4,970,969,520,000 |
8,000,000,000,000 |
308.86 |
|
|
6,000,000,000,000,000 |
-101 |
7,456,454,280,000 |
12,000,000,000,000 |
1.27 |
Light Years |
Outer Reaches of the Oort Cloud - 1
LY |
|
|
8,000,000,000,000,000 |
-102 |
9,941,939,040,000 |
16,000,000,000,000 |
1.69 |
|
|
|
12,000,000,000,000,000 |
-103 |
14,912,908,560,000 |
24,000,000,000,000 |
2.54 |
Parsecs |
|
|
16,000,000,000,000,000 |
-104 |
19,883,878,080,000 |
32,000,000,000,000 |
3.38 |
1.04 |
|
|
24,000,000,000,000,000 |
-105 |
29,825,817,120,000 |
48,000,000,000,000 |
5.07 |
1.56 |
Alpha Centauri (3) - 4.3 LY |
|
|
32,000,000,000,000,000 |
-106 |
39,767,756,160,000 |
64,000,000,000,000 |
6.77 |
2.08 |
Barnard's Star - 5.98 LY |
|
|
48,000,000,000,000,000 |
-107 |
59,651,634,240,000 |
96,000,000,000,000 |
10.15 |
3.11 |
Sirius (1) - 8.6 LY |
|
|
64,000,000,000,000,000 |
-108 |
79,535,512,320,000 |
128,000,000,000,000 |
13.53 |
4.15 |
Procyon (8) - 11.4 LY |
|
|
96,000,000,000,000,000 |
-109 |
119,303,268,480,000 |
192,000,000,000,000 |
20.30 |
6.23 |
Van Biesbroeck's Star - 19.2 LY |
|
|
125,000,000,000,000,000 |
-110 |
155,342,797,500,000 |
250,000,000,000,000 |
26.43 |
8.11 |
Vega (5) - 25.3 LY |
|
|
187,500,000,000,000,000 |
-111 |
233,014,196,250,000 |
375,000,000,000,000 |
39.64 |
12.16 |
Arcturus (4) - 36.7 LY |
|
|
250,000,000,000,000,000 |
-112 |
310,685,595,000,000 |
500,000,000,000,000 |
52.85 |
16.21 |
Tau Boštis - 51 LY |
|
|
375,000,000,000,000,000 |
-113 |
466,028,392,500,000 |
750,000,000,000,000 |
79.28 |
24.32 |
Canopus (2) - 74 LY |
|
|
500,000,000,000,000,000 |
-114 |
621,371,190,000,000 |
1,000,000,000,000,000 |
105.71 |
32.43 |
Alkaid - 101 LY |
|
|
750,000,000,000,000,000 |
-115 |
932,056,785,000,000 |
1,500,000,000,000,000 |
158.56 |
48.64 |
BO Microscopii - 150 LY |
|
|
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-116 |
1,242,742,380,000,000 |
2,000,000,000,000,000 |
211.41 |
64.85 |
RX J185635-3754 - 200 LY |
|
|
1,500,000,000,000,000,000 |
-117 |
1,864,113,570,000,000 |
3,000,000,000,000,000 |
317.12 |
97.28 |
Spica - 260 LY |
|
|
2,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-118 |
2,485,484,760,000,000 |
4,000,000,000,000,000 |
422.82 |
129.70 |
The Pleiades - 440 LY |
|
|
3,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-119 |
3,728,227,140,000,000 |
6,000,000,000,000,000 |
634.24 |
194.55 |
Betelgeuse - 640 LY |
|
|
4,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-120 |
4,970,969,520,000,000 |
8,000,000,000,000,000 |
845.65 |
259.40 |
Rigel (7) - 800 LY |
|
|
6,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-121 |
7,456,454,280,000,000 |
12,000,000,000,000,000 |
1,268.47 |
389.10 |
Noas - 1,100 LY |
|
|
8,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-122 |
9,941,939,040,000,000 |
16,000,000,000,000,000 |
1,691.29 |
518.80 |
The Orion Nebula - 1,344 LY |
|
|
12,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-123 |
14,912,908,560,000,000 |
24,000,000,000,000,000 |
2,536.94 |
778.20 |
The Cone Nebula - 2,700 LY |
|
|
16,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-124 |
19,883,878,080,000,000 |
32,000,000,000,000,000 |
3,382.59 |
1,037.60 |
|
|
24,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-125 |
29,825,817,120,000,000 |
48,000,000,000,000,000 |
5,073.88 |
1,556.41 |
VY Canis Majoris - 4,900 LY |
|
|
32,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-126 |
39,767,756,160,000,000 |
64,000,000,000,000,000 |
6,765.18 |
2,075.21 |
The Crab Nebula - 6,500 LY |
|
|
48,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-127 |
59,651,634,240,000,000 |
96,000,000,000,000,000 |
10,147.76 |
3,112.81 |
|
|
64,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-128 |
79,535,512,320,000,000 |
128,000,000,000,000,000 |
13,530.35 |
4,150.41 |
NGC 6791 - 13,000 LY |
|
|
96,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-129 |
119,303,268,480,000,000 |
192,000,000,000,000,000 |
20,295.53 |
6,225.62 |
|
|
125,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-130 |
155,342,797,500,000,000 |
250,000,000,000,000,000 |
26,426.47 |
8,106.28 |
The center of the Milky Way - 26,000
LY |
|
|
187,500,000,000,000,000,000 |
-131 |
233,014,196,250,000,000 |
375,000,000,000,000,000 |
39,639.70 |
12,159.42 |
|
|
250,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-132 |
310,685,595,000,000,000 |
500,000,000,000,000,000 |
52,852.94 |
16,212.56 |
|
|
375,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-133 |
466,028,392,500,000,000 |
750,000,000,000,000,000 |
79,279.40 |
24,318.84 |
|
|
500,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-134 |
621,371,190,000,000,000 |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
105,705.87 |
32,425.11 |
|
|
750,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-135 |
932,056,785,000,000,000 |
1,500,000,000,000,000,000 |
158,558.81 |
48,637.67 |
The Large Magellanic Cloud - 160,000
LY |
|
|
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-136 |
1,242,742,380,000,000,000 |
2,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
211,411.74 |
64,850.23 |
The Small Magellanic Cloud - 200,000
LY |
|
|
1,500,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-137 |
1,864,113,570,000,000,000 |
3,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
317,117.61 |
97,275.34 |
|
|
2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-138 |
2,485,484,760,000,000,000 |
4,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
422,823.49 |
129,700.46 |
|
|
3,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-139 |
3,728,227,140,000,000,000 |
6,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
634,235.23 |
194,550.68 |
|
|
4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-140 |
4,970,969,520,000,000,000 |
8,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
845,646.97 |
259,400.91 |
|
|
6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-141 |
7,456,454,280,000,000,000 |
12,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
1,268,470.46 |
389,101.37 |
|
|
8,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-142 |
9,941,939,040,000,000,000 |
16,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
1,691,293.94 |
518,801.82 |
|
|
12,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-143 |
14,912,908,560,000,000,000 |
24,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
2,536,940.92 |
778,202.74 |
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) - 2.5
million LY |
|
|
16,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-144 |
19,883,878,080,000,000,000 |
32,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
3,382,587.89 |
1,037,603.65 |
The Triangulum Galaxy (M33) - 3.14
million LY |
|
|
24,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-145 |
29,825,817,120,000,000,000 |
48,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
5,073,881.83 |
1,556,405.47 |
|
|
32,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-146 |
39,767,756,160,000,000,000 |
64,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
6,765,175.78 |
2,075,207.29 |
|
|
48,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-147 |
59,651,634,240,000,000,000 |
96,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
10,147,763.67 |
3,112,810.94 |
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|
64,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-148 |
79,535,512,320,000,000,000 |
128,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
13,530,351.56 |
4,150,414.59 |
NGC 253 - 13 million LY |
|
|
96,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-149 |
119,303,268,480,000,000,000 |
192,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
20,295,527.34 |
6,225,621.88 |
|
|
125,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
-150 |
155,342,797,500,000,000,000 |
250,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
26,426,467.89 |
8,106,278.49 |
NGC 891 - 26 million LY |
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