Cosmic Scale
The Sun vs Saturn: size comparison
The Sun is about 11.9 times wider than Saturn: 1,391,000 km across against 116,500 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| The Sun | Saturn | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 1,391,000 km | 116,500 km |
| Mass | 1.99 × 10³⁰ kg | 5.68 × 10²⁶ kg |
| Light crosses it in | 4.64 seconds | 0.39 seconds |
- The Sun has about 1,710 times the volume of Saturn.
- The Sun is about 3,500 times more massive than Saturn.
- Light takes 4.64 seconds to cross The Sun, and 0.39 seconds to cross Saturn.
The Sun: Holds 99.86% of all the mass in the Solar System.
Saturn: So light for its size it would float in a big enough bathtub.