Our planetary system has 8 worlds, and 5 formally acknowledged dwarf worlds. Which world is most significant? Which is tiniest? What is the order of the worlds as we vacate from the Sun?
This is an easy guide to the sizes of worlds based upon the equatorial size– or width– at the equator of each world. Each world’s width is compared to Earth’s equatorial size, which has to do with 7,926 miles (12,756 kilometers).
At the bottom of the page, there is a convenient list of the order of the worlds moving far from our Sun.
Sizes of Planets
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Jupiter
Jupiter is the biggest world in the planetary system. It’s about 11 times larger than Earth with an equatorial size of 88,846 miles (about 142,984 kilometers). Jupiter is the 5th world from the Sun, orbiting at a typical range of 483.7 million miles (778 million kilometers). It’s about 5 times further from the Sun than Earth.
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Saturn
Saturn, understood for its amazing icy rings, is the 2nd biggest world in our planetary system. It’s about 9 times larger than Earth, with an equatorial size of about 74,898 miles (about 120,536 kilometers). Saturn is the 6th world from the Sun, orbiting at a typical range of 889.8 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers). It’s about 9.5 times further from the Sun than Earth.
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Uranus
Uranus is the 3rd biggest world in our planetary system. It’s about 4 times broader than Earth, and has an equatorial size of about 31,763 miles (51,118 kilometers). Uranus is the seventh world from the Sun, orbiting at a typical range of 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometers). It’s about 19 times further from the Sun than Earth.
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Neptune
Neptune is the 4th biggest world. It’s about 4 times larger than Earth with an equatorial size of about 30,775 miles (49,528 kilometers). Neptune is the 8th, and the most remote world from the Sun, orbiting at a typical range of 2.8 billion miles (4.5 billion kilometers). Neptune has to do with 30 times further from the Sun than Earth.
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Earth
Earth is the 5th biggest world in the planetary system. It has an equatorial size of about 7,926 miles (12,756 kilometers). Earth is the 3rd world from the Sun, orbiting at a typical range of 93 million miles (149.7 million kilometers).
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Venus
Venus is the 6th biggest world in the planetary system. Venus has to do with the very same width as Earth, and has an equatorial size of about 7,521 miles (12,104 kilometers). For this factor, Venus is in some cases called Earth’s twin. Venus is the 2nd world from the Sun, orbiting at a typical range of 67.2 million miles (108 million kilometers).