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Length (circumference) of Earth's orbit around the Sun

Length (circumference) of Earth's orbit around the Sun (940 million km)

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If Length (circumference) of Earth's orbit around the Sun (940 million km) was a standard unit ...

  • A light year (9.46 trillion km)...more would be 10000 x Length (circumference) of Earth's orbit around the Sun
  • Diameter of the star UY Scuti, largest known star (2.377 billion km)...more would be 2.5 x Length (circumference) of Earth's orbit around the Sun

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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