Cosmic Scale
The Sun vs Betelgeuse: size comparison
Betelgeuse is about 764 times wider than The Sun: 1.1 × 10⁹ km across against 1,391,000 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| The Sun | Betelgeuse | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 1,391,000 km | 1.1 × 10⁹ km |
| Mass | 1.99 × 10³⁰ kg | 3.28 × 10³¹ kg |
| Light crosses it in | 4.64 seconds | 59.1 minutes |
- Betelgeuse has about 450 million times the volume of The Sun.
- Betelgeuse is about 16.5 times more massive than The Sun.
- Light takes 59.1 minutes to cross Betelgeuse, and 4.64 seconds to cross The Sun.
The Sun: Holds 99.86% of all the mass in the Solar System.
Betelgeuse: Will explode as a supernova within the next 100,000 years.