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Weigh a world against a galaxy

Choose any two entries from the catalogue and read their measurements side by side. Bars are scaled per row — logarithmic where the numbers span many orders of magnitude, linear where they do not.

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39 matching objects

39 matching objects

Object A

Earth

Terrestrial planet

Planet

The only world known to carry life — our pale blue dot.

Object B

Jupiter

Gas giant

Planet

The giant of the Solar System — a world of storms and moons.

EarthJupiter
DiameterWidest measured span.
12,742 km0.14 million km (larger)
MassEverything the object contains.
5.97 × 10²⁴ kg (1.0 M⊕)1.90 × 10²⁷ kg (317.8 M⊕) (larger)
GravityPull at the surface, in g.
9.81 m/s² · 1.00 g24.79 m/s² · 2.53 g (larger)
TemperatureCharacteristic surface or core value.
288 K · 15 °C (larger)165 K · -108 °C
Distance from the SunMean orbital radius around our star.
1 AU from the Sun5.204 AU from the Sun (larger)
Distance from EarthHow far the light travels to reach us.
You are hereYou are here
AgeTime since the object formed.
4.54 billion years4.60 billion years (larger)