Space · #13 biggest of 1,014
How big is Rigel (star)?
110 million km
Rigel (star) measures 110 million km. That's about 79 Suns lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 110 million km, or about 68.4 million miles.
- It's about 64.7 billion times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 79 Suns could line up across it.
- Walking nonstop, you'd need about 909,392 days to travel its length.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #13 by size.
Size comparison
How Rigel (star) stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
UY Scuti (star)
2,400,000,000 km
VY Canis Majoris
1,400,000,000 km
Betelgeuse (star)
1,200,000,000 km
Antares (star)
1,200,000,000 km
Rigel (star)
110,000,000 km
Aldebaran (star)
61,000,000 km
Arcturus (star)
36,000,000 km
Pollux (star)
12,000,000 km
Sirius A (star)
2,400,000 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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