Cosmic Scale
The Sun vs Polaris: size comparison
Polaris is about 37.5 times wider than The Sun: 5.2 × 10⁷ km across against 1,391,000 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| The Sun | Polaris | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 1,391,000 km | 5.2 × 10⁷ km |
| Mass | 1.99 × 10³⁰ kg | 1.07 × 10³¹ kg |
| Light crosses it in | 4.64 seconds | 2.9 minutes |
- Polaris has about 52,700 times the volume of The Sun.
- Polaris is about 5.4 times more massive than The Sun.
- Light takes 2.9 minutes to cross Polaris, and 4.64 seconds to cross The Sun.
The Sun: Holds 99.86% of all the mass in the Solar System.
Polaris: The North Star — it barely moves in the sky as Earth turns.