Polaris size comparison: how tall is the Polaris?
Polaris: 52,226,250 km · 32,451,887 mi tall · 1.07 × 10³¹ kg
Diameter 52,226,250 km · 433 light-years from the Sun · gravity 1.5849 m/s² (0.16 g) · the North Star
Polaris is 52,226,250 km · 32,451,887 mi tall (1.07 × 10³¹ kg). That is about 30,541,666,667× the height of an average man (171 cm). Compare it side by side with people, animals, buildings and more on the board above — drag, zoom, switch cm / ft, or export an image.
Polaris in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 52,226,250 km |
| Miles | 32,451,887.2 mi |
| Metres | 52,226,250,000 m |
| Feet | 171,345,964,567 ft |
How big is that?
Polaris measures 52,226,250 km across. Earth is 12,742 km wide, so Polaris is about 4,098.7 times the width of Earth.
What is about the same size as Polaris?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Rigel (Stars) | 109,884,030 km · 68,278,771 mi | 57,657,780 km larger (110.4%) |
| Sagittarius A* (Black holes) | 25,378,082 km · 15,769,209 mi | 26,848,168 km smaller (51.4%) |
More in Stars
- Proxima Centauri — 214,476 km · 133,269 mi
- Alpha Centauri A — 1,699,094 km · 1,055,768 mi
- Sirius A — 2,381,517 km · 1,479,806 mi
- Vega — 3,286,772 km · 2,042,305 mi
- Rigel — 109,884,030 km · 68,278,771 mi
- Antares — 947,036,000 km · 588,460,888 mi
- Betelgeuse — 1,064,022,800 km · 661,153,116 mi