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Distance to Pluto (dwarf planet)

Distance to Pluto (dwarf planet) (5.92 billion km)

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Distance to Pluto (dwarf planet) (5.92 billion km)

  • is 2.5 x Diameter of the star UY Scuti, largest known star (2.377 billion km)...more
  • is 40 x Distance from the Earth to the Sun (149.6 million km)...more
  • is 40 x An AU (astronomical unit) (149.6 million km)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

Is That A Big Number? - The Book

Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.

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