Space · #19 biggest of 1,014
How big is a red dwarf star?
200,000 km
A red dwarf star measures 200,000 km. That's about 16 Earths lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 200,000 km, or about 124,275 miles.
- It's about 118 million times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 16 Earths could line up across it.
- Walking nonstop, you'd need about 1,653 days to travel its length.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #19 by size.
Size comparison
How red dwarf star stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Arcturus (star)
36,000,000 km
Pollux (star)
12,000,000 km
Sirius A (star)
2,400,000 km
Sun
1,392,700 km
red dwarf star
200,000 km
Jupiter
139,822 km
Saturn
116,464 km
Uranus
50,724 km
Neptune
49,244 km
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about less than 0.001% of its height.
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