Proxima Centauri size comparison: how tall is the Proxima Centauri?
Proxima Centauri: 214,476 km · 133,269 mi tall · 2.43 × 10²⁹ kg
Diameter 214,475.8 km · 4.24 light-years from the Sun · gravity 1,584.8932 m/s² (162 g) · nearest star to the Sun
Proxima Centauri is 214,476 km · 133,269 mi tall (2.43 × 10²⁹ kg). That is about 125,424,444× 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.
Proxima Centauri in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 214,475.8 km |
| Miles | 133,269.1 mi |
| Metres | 214,475,800 m |
| Feet | 703,660,761 ft |
How big is that?
Proxima Centauri measures 214,476 km across. Earth is 12,742 km wide, so Proxima Centauri is about 16.8 times the width of Earth.
What is about the same size as Proxima Centauri?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter (Sun & planets) | 142,984 km · 88,846 mi | 71,492 km smaller (33.3%) |
| Saturn (Sun & planets) | 120,536 km · 74,898 mi | 93,940 km smaller (43.8%) |
More in Stars
- 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
- Polaris — 52,226,250 km · 32,451,887 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