# The Scale of the Universe

The Scale of the Universe is an interactive online visualization tool and website first created in 2010 by Chinese-American twins Cary and Michael Huang, based in Moraga, California. Released on Newgrounds and the Huang brothers' web page, it features a scrollbar that players can use to navigate through orders of magnitude and view various objects within such size ranges. Sliding the scrollbar to the left and right causes the screen to zoom in and out respectively, utilizing resolution independence in the process.
In 2012, Cary and Michael Huang released a sequel titled The Scale of the Universe 2, in which clicking on objects brings up infoboxes that display information about them. The current version of The Scale of the Universe 2 uses Pixi.js instead of Flash, ported by Matthew Martori.
The Scale of the Universe was featured on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day on October 7, 2018.
In 2020, animation studio Kurzgesagt released the app Universe in a Nutshell, which took inspiration from The Scale of the Universe.
The main-belt asteroid 10003 Caryhuang was officially named by the International Astronomical Union on June 16, 2021, partly in recognition of Cary Huang's involvement in The Scale of the Universe.

## Objects measured
### Less than 1 meter

| Item | Measurement given in The Scale of the Universe | Measurement given in The Scale of the Universe 2 |
| Quantum foam | — | 9.3 × 10$^{−36}$ meters |
| String (physics) | — | 9.3 × 10$^{−36}$ meters |
| Brane | — | 10$^{−35}$ meters |
| Planck length | 10$^{−35}$ meters | 1.6 × 10$^{−35}$ meters |
| Yoctometer | 10$^{−24}$ meters | 10$^{−24}$ meters |
| Neutrino | 10$^{−24}$ meters | 10$^{−24}$ meters |
| Top quark | — | 10$^{−22}$ meters |
| Zeptometer | 10$^{−21}$ meters | 10$^{−21}$ meters |
| Preon | 10$^{−21}$ meters | — |
| High-energy radius of a neutrino (SOTU) / High-Energy Neutrino (SOTU 2) | 10$^{−21}$ meters | 1.5 × 10$^{−20}$ meters |
| Bottom quark | — | 3 × 10$^{−20}$ meters |
| Charm quark | — | 10$^{−19}$ meters |
| Strange quark | — | 4 × 10$^{−19}$ meters |
| Attometer | 10$^{−18}$ meters | 10$^{−18}$ meters |
| Up quark | — | 10$^{−18}$ meters |
| Down quark | — | 10$^{−18}$ meters |
| Quark | 10$^{−18}$ meters | — |
| Electron core | 10$^{−18}$ meters | — |
| Range of the weak force | — | 10$^{−17}$ meters |
| Lengths shorter than this are not confirmed | — | 10$^{−16}$ meters |
| Femtometer | 10$^{−15}$ meters | 10$^{−15}$ meters |
| Proton | 10$^{−15}$ meters | 10$^{−15}$ meters |
| Neutron | 10$^{−15}$ meters | 10$^{−15}$ meters |
| Helium nucleus | — | 3 × 10$^{−15}$ meters |
| Electron (classical) | — | 5.64 × 10$^{−15}$ meters |
| Chlorine nucleus | — | 6 × 10$^{−15}$ meters |
| Average size of an atom's nucleus | 10$^{−14}$ meters | — |
| Uranium nucleus | — | 1.5 × 10$^{−14}$ meters |
| Picometer | 10$^{−12}$ meters | 10$^{−12}$ meters |
| Gamma ray wavelength | 10$^{−12}$ meters | 10$^{−12}$ meters |
| Electron compton wavelength | 2 × 10$^{−12}$ meters | — |
| Helium atom | 3.1 × 10$^{−11}$ meters | 2.5 × 10$^{−11}$ meters |
| Hydrogen atom | 2.5 × 10$^{−11}$ meters | 3.1 × 10$^{−11}$ meters |
| Smallest thing visible to an electron microscope | — | 5 × 10$^{−11}$ meters |
| Angstrom | 10$^{−10}$ meters | 10$^{−10}$ meters |
| Sulfur atom | 10$^{−10}$ meters | — |
| Carbon atom | 7 × 10$^{−11}$ meters | 1.6 × 10$^{−10}$ meters |
| Water molecule | 2.8 × 10$^{−10}$ meters | 2.8 × 10$^{−10}$ meters |
| X-ray wavelength | 5 × 10$^{−12}$ meters | 5 × 10$^{−10}$ meters |
| Caesium atom | 2.6 × 10$^{−10}$ meters | 5 × 10$^{−10}$ meters |
| Width of a protein alpha helix | 5 × 10$^{−10}$ meters | 8 × 10$^{−10}$ meters |
| Glucose molecule | — | 8 × 10$^{−10}$ meters |
| Nanometer | 10$^{−9}$ meters | 10$^{−9}$ meters |
| Width of a carbon nanotube | 10$^{−9}$ meters | 10$^{−9}$ meters |
| Buckyball | — | 10$^{−9}$ meters |
| Smallest transistor gate of a microprocessor | 2 × 10$^{−9}$ meters | — |
| Phospholipid | — | 2.5 × 10$^{−9}$ meters |
| Thickness of DNA | 3 × 10$^{−9}$ meters | 3 × 10$^{−9}$ meters |
| Phospholipid bilayer | — | 5 × 10$^{−9}$ meters |
| Width of the cell membrane | 10$^{−8}$ meters | — |
| Porcine circovirus | — | 1.7 × 10$^{−8}$ meters |
| Transistor gate | — | 2.5 × 10$^{−8}$ meters |
| Hepatitis B virus | — | 4.2 × 10$^{−8}$ meters |
| Ultraviolet light wavelength | 5 × 10$^{−8}$ meters | 6 × 10$^{−8}$ meters |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | 9 × 10$^{−8}$ meters | 9 × 10$^{−8}$ meters |
| Depth of a pit in a CD | 1.2 × 10$^{−7}$ meters | — |
| Smallest thing visible to an optical microscope | — | 2 × 10$^{−7}$ meters |
| Bacteriophage | — | 2 × 10$^{−7}$ meters |
| Violet light wavelength | 3 × 10$^{−7}$ meters | 4 × 10$^{−7}$ meters |
| Mimivirus | — | 4 × 10$^{−7}$ meters |
| Largest virus | 5 × 10$^{−7}$ meters | 4.4 × 10$^{−7}$ meters |
| Violet light wavelength | 7 × 10$^{−7}$ meters | 7.5 × 10$^{−7}$ meters |
| Micrometer | 10$^{−6}$ meters | 10$^{−6}$ meters |
| Smallest-sized particle surgical masks block out | 10$^{−6}$ meters | — |
| Y chromosome | — | 1.5 × 10$^{−6}$ meters |
| E. coli | 10$^{−6}$ meters | 2 × 10$^{−6}$ meters |
| Clay particle | 10$^{−6}$ meters | 2 × 10$^{−6}$ meters |
| X chromosome | — | 4 × 10$^{−6}$ meters |
| Mitochondrion | — | 4 × 10$^{−6}$ meters |
| Red blood cell | 7 × 10$^{−6}$ meters | 7 × 10$^{−6}$ meters |
| Cell nucleus | — | 7 × 10$^{−6}$ meters |
| Chloroplast | — | 8 × 10$^{−6}$ meters |
| White blood cell | 10$^{−5}$ meters | 10$^{−5}$ meters |
| Width of acrylic fiber | 1.2 × 10$^{−5}$ meters | — |
| Infrared light wavelength | 10$^{−5}$ meters | 1.5 × 10$^{−5}$ meters |
| Width of silk fiber | — | 1.5 × 10$^{−5}$ meters |
| Twip | — | 1.76 × 10$^{−5}$ meters |
| Mist/fog droplet (SOTU) Mist droplet (SOTU 2) | 10$^{−5}$ meters | 2 × 10$^{−5}$ meters |
| Mil, point, or thou (SOTU) Thou (SOTU 2) | 2.5 × 10$^{−5}$ meters | 2.54 × 10$^{−5}$ meters |
| Skin cell | — | 3.5 × 10$^{−5}$ meters |
| Pollen grain | 5 × 10$^{−5}$ meters | — |
| Silt particle | 5 × 10$^{−5}$ meters | 5 × 10$^{−5}$ meters |
| Smallest thing/object visible to the naked eye | 10$^{−4}$ meters | 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Width of human hair | 10$^{−4}$ meters | 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Human egg | 2.5 × 10$^{−4}$ meters | 1.2 × 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Thickness of paper | 10$^{−4}$ meters | 1.5 × 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Ciliate protist | 2 × 10$^{−4}$ meters | — |
| Paramecium | — | 2 × 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Dust mite | — | 3 × 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Computer pixel (SOTU) LCD pixel (SOTU 2) | 3 × 10$^{−4}$ meters | 3 × 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Amoeba | — | 3.5 × 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Grain of salt | 5 × 10$^{−4}$ meters | 5 × 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Grain of sand | 10$^{−3}$ meters | 5 × 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Thickness of human skin (thinnest, eyelids) | 5 × 10$^{−4}$ meters | — |
| Thickness of a credit card | 7 × 10$^{−4}$ meters | — |
| Mechanical pencil lead (SOTU) Pencil lead (SOTU 2) | 7 × 10$^{−4}$ meters | (7 ± 2) × 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Largest bacteria | 5 × 10$^{−4}$ meters | 7.5 × 10$^{−4}$ meters |
| Millimeter | 10$^{−3}$ meters | 10$^{−3}$ meters |
| Duckweed | — | 2 × 10$^{−3}$ meters |
| Sesame seed | 3 × 10$^{−3}$ meters | — |
| Microchip | 4 × 10$^{−3}$ meters | — |
| Thickness of human skin (thickest, soles of feet) | 4 × 10$^{−3}$ meters | — |
| Ant | 4 × 10$^{−3}$ meters | 4 × 10$^{−3}$ meters |
| Sleet | 5 × 10$^{−3}$ meters | 5 × 10$^{−3}$ meters |
| Sunflower seed | — | 7 × 10$^{−3}$ meters |
| Grain of rice | 8 × 10$^{−3}$ meters | 5 × 10$^{−3}$ meters |
| Average size of a snowflake | 10$^{−2}$ meters | — |
| Coffee bean | 10$^{−2}$ meters | 10$^{−2}$ meters |
| Microwave wavelength | 10$^{−2}$ meters | 10$^{−2}$ meters |
| Hummingbird egg | 1.2 × 10$^{−2}$ meters | — |
| Glass marble | — | 1.5 × 10$^{−2}$ meters |
| U.S. penny | — | 1.9 × 10$^{−2}$ meters |
| Square inch | 2.54 × 10$^{−2}$ meters | 2.5 × 10$^{−2}$ meters |
| Quail egg | 3 × 10$^{−2}$ meters | 3 × 10$^{−2}$ meters |
| Common earthworm | 4 × 10$^{−2}$ meters | 4 × 10$^{−2}$ meters |
| Matchstick | — | 5 × 10$^{−2}$ meters |
| Rubik's cube | 5.5 × 10$^{−2}$ meters | — |
| Chicken egg | 5.5 × 10$^{−2}$ meters | 5.5 × 10$^{−2}$ meters |
| Hummingbird | 10$^{−1}$ meters | — |
| Shrew | 10$^{−1}$ meters | — |
| Cup | 1.2 × 10$^{−1}$ meters | — |
| Ostrich egg | 1.5 × 10$^{−1}$ meters | — |
| Approximate size of this viewport | — | 2 × 10$^{−1}$ meters |
| Largest hailstone | — | 2 × 10$^{−1}$ meters |
| Basketball | — | 2.4 × 10$^{−1}$ meters |
| Russell's teapot | — | 2.5 × 10$^{−1}$ meters |
| Inch ruler | 3.1 × 10$^{−1}$ meters | 3 × 10$^{−1}$ meters |
| Largest snowflake found | 3.8 × 10$^{−1}$ meters | — |
| Beach ball | 5 × 10$^{−1}$ meters (small) 1 meter (large) | 8 × 10$^{−1}$ meters |

### 1 meter to 1 terameter

| Item | Measurement given in The Scale of the Universe | Measurement given in The Scale of the Universe 2 |
| Meter | 10$^0$ meters | 10$^0$ meters |
| Meterstick | 1 meter | — |
| Dodo bird | — | 1 meter |
| Rafflesia | — | 1 meter |
| FM radio wavelength | 1 meter | 1 meter |
| Human | 1.7 meters | 1.7 meters |
| Wandering albatross | — | 2.3 meters |
| Floor to ceiling | 2.5 meters | — |
| Sunflower | — | 2.5 meters |
| Japanese spider crab | — | 3 meters |
| Giant earthworm | 7 meters | 3 meters |
| Bubble car | 4 meters | — |
| Elephant | — | 5 meters |
| Giraffe | — | 6 meters |
| Tyrannosaurus rex | — | 7 meters |
| Green anaconda | 8 meters | — |
| Apollo Lunar Module | — | 9 meters |
| Bus | 1.2 × 10$^1$ meters | — |
| Saguaro cactus | 2 × 10$^1$ meters | 1.4 × 10$^1$ meters |
| Average U.S. house | — | 1.5 × 10$^1$ meters |
| Oak tree | 2 × 10$^1$ meters | 1.5 × 10$^1$ meters |
| Blue whale | — | 3 × 10$^1$ meters |
| Amphilicoelias fragilimus | — | 3 × 10$^1$ meters |
| Boeing 747 | 7 × 10$^1$ meters | 6.5 × 10$^1$ meters |
| Redwood tree | 1.1 × 10$^2$ meters | 10$^2$ meters |
| International Space Station | — | 1.08 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Football field | — | 1.097 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Saturn V | — | 1.1 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Great Pyramid of Giza | — | 1.5 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Gateway Arch | — | 1.92 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Hoover Dam | — | 2.2 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Titanic | — | 2.7 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Eiffel Tower | 3.2 × 10$^2$ meters | 3.2 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Half Dome | 4.2 × 10$^2$ meters | 4.1 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Sears Tower | 4.42 × 10$^2$ meters | — |
| International Commerce Centre | 4.84 × 10$^2$ meters | — |
| Vatican City | — | 8 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Burj Khalifa | — | 8.28 × 10$^2$ meters |
| Angel Falls | 9.79 × 10$^2$ meters | 9.8 × 10$^2$ meters |
| AM radio wavelength | 10$^2$ meters | 10$^3$ meters |
| Kilometer | 10$^3$ meters | 10$^3$ meters |
| Boeing Everett Factory | — | 10$^3$ meters |
| Mile | 1.609 × 10$^3$ meters | — |
| Stanford Linear Collider | 3 × 10$^3$ meters | — |
| Uluru | — | 3 × 10$^3$ meters |
| Central Park | — | 4 × 10$^3$ meters |
| Cruithne | — | 5 × 10$^3$ meters |
| Large Hadron Collider | — | 8 × 10$^3$ meters |
| Palm Jebel Ali | — | 8 × 10$^3$ meters |
| Mount Everest | 8 × 10$^3$ meters | 8 × 10$^3$ meters |
| Large Electron-Positron Collider | 10$^4$ meters | — |
| Depth of the Mariana Trench | 1.1 × 10$^4$ meters | 10$^4$ meters |
| Halley's Comet | — | 1.1 × 10$^4$ meters |
| Deimos | 1.3 × 10$^4$ meters | 1.3 × 10$^4$ meters |
| Phobos | 2.3 × 10$^4$ meters | 2.3 × 10$^4$ meters |
| Neutron star | — | 2.4 × 10$^4$ meters |
| Ganymed | 3.2 × 10$^4$ meters | — |
| Marathon | 4.2 × 10$^4$ meters | 4.2 × 10$^4$ meters |
| Bianca | 5.4 × 10$^4$ meters | — |
| Rhode Island | — | 7.5 × 10$^4$ meters |
| Belinda | 8 × 10$^4$ meters | — |
| Nix | — | 8 × 10$^4$ meters |
| Hydra | — | 10$^5$ meters |
| Brunei | — | 1.2 × 10$^5$ meters |
| Dysnomia | — | 1.5 × 10$^5$ meters |
| Galatea | 1.6 × 10$^5$ meters | — |
| Rwanda | — | 2.4 × 10$^5$ meters |
| Nereid | 3.4 × 10$^5$ meters | — |
| West Virginia | — | 4 × 10$^5$ meters |
| Grand Canyon | — | 4.5 × 10$^5$ meters |
| Miranda | 4.7 × 10$^5$ meters | — |
| Ceres | 9.5 × 10$^5$ meters | 9.5 × 10$^5$ meters |
| Megameter | 10$^6$ meters | 10$^6$ meters |
| Italy | — | 1.1 × 10$^6$ meters |
| California | — | 1.2 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Charon | 1.2 × 10$^6$ meters | 1.2 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Texas | — | 1.2 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Quaoar | 1.3 × 10$^6$ meters | 1.3 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Titania | 1.5 × 10$^6$ meters | — |
| Sedna | 1.7 × 10$^6$ meters | 1.8 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Pluto | 2.3 × 10$^6$ meters | 2.3 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Eris | 2.7 × 10$^6$ meters | 2.4 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Great Barrier Reef | — | 2.6 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Triton | 2.7 × 10$^6$ meters | 2.7 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Europa | — | 3.1 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Moon | 3.5 × 10$^6$ meters | 3.5 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Io | — | 3.6 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Width of the United States | 4.2 × 10$^6$ meters | 4.2 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Callisto | — | 4.8 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Mercury | 4.7 × 10$^6$ meters | 4.9 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Titan | — | 5.2 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Ganymede | 5.3 × 10$^6$ meters | 5.3 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Mars | 6.8 × 10$^6$ meters | 6.8 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Asia | — | 8 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Great Wall of China | — | 8.8 × 10$^6$ meters |
| Venus | 1.2 × 10$^7$ meters | 1.2 × 10$^7$ meters |
| Earth | 1.27 × 10$^7$ meters | 1.27 × 10$^7$ meters |
| Sirius B | 2 × 10$^7$ meters | 2 × 10$^7$ meters |
| Neptune | 4.9 × 10$^7$ meters | 4.9 × 10$^7$ meters |
| Uranus | 5.1 × 10$^7$ meters | 5.1 × 10$^7$ meters |
| Minecraft world | — | 6.4 × 10$^7$ meters |
| Gliese 229 B | 1.1 × 10$^8$ meters | 1.1 × 10$^8$ meters |
| Saturn | 1.2 × 10$^8$ meters | 1.2 × 10$^8$ meters |
| Jupiter | 1.4 × 10$^8$ meters | 1.4 × 10$^8$ meters |
| Wolf 359 | 1.9 × 10$^8$ meters | 1.5 × 10$^8$ meters |
| Proxima Centauri | 2.8 × 10$^8$ meters | 2 × 10$^8$ meters |
| TrES-4 | 2.3 × 10$^8$ meters | 2.29999 × 10$^8$ meters |
| Luyten's Star | 3.3 × 10$^8$ meters | 3.3 × 10$^8$ meters |
| Kapteyn's Star | — | 4.2 × 10$^8$ meters |
| Distance from Earth to the Moon | 4 × 10$^8$ meters | 3.8 × 10$^8$ meters |
| Gliese 229A | — | 9.6 × 10$^8$ meters |
| Gigameter | 10$^9$ meters | 10$^9$ meters |
| Alpha Centauri B | 10$^9$ meters | 10$^9$ meters |
| Sun | 1.4 × 10$^9$ meters | 1.4 × 10$^9$ meters |
| Alpha Centauri A | 1.5 × 10$^9$ meters | 1.5 × 10$^9$ meters |
| Sirius A | 2.5 × 10$^9$ meters | 2.5 × 10$^9$ meters |
| Altair | — | 2.6 × 10$^9$ meters |
| Procyon | — | 2.9 × 10$^9$ meters |
| Vega | 3.8 × 10$^9$ meters | 3.8 × 10$^9$ meters |
| Regulus | 5.8 × 10$^9$ meters | 5.8 × 10$^9$ meters |
| Spica | 9.6 × 10$^9$ meters | 9.6 × 10$^9$ meters |
| Total human height | — | 10$^{10}$ meters |
| Pollux | 1.1 × 10$^{10}$ meters | 1.1 × 10$^{10}$ meters |
| Capella | — | 1.7 × 10$^{10}$ meters |
| VV Cephei B | 2 × 10$^{10}$ meters | — |
| Albireo | — | 2.2 × 10$^{10}$ meters |
| Arcturus | 3.6 × 10$^{10}$ meters | 3.6 × 10$^{10}$ meters |
| Polaris | 4 × 10$^{10}$ meters | 4 × 10$^{10}$ meters |
| Aldebaran | 6 × 10$^{10}$ meters | 6 × 10$^{10}$ meters |
| Distance from Mercury to the Sun | 6 × 10$^{10}$ meters | — |
| Alnitak | 8.4 × 10$^{10}$ meters | 8.4 × 10$^{10}$ meters |
| Rigel | 9.7 × 10$^{10}$ meters | 9.7 × 10$^{10}$ meters |
| Distance from Earth to the Sun | 1.5 × 10$^{11}$ meters | 1.5 × 10$^{11}$ meters |
| Gacrux | 1.6 × 10$^{11}$ meters | 1.6 × 10$^{11}$ meters |
| Enif | — | 1.6 × 10$^{11}$ meters |
| Deneb | 3.1 × 10$^{11}$ meters | 3.1 × 10$^{11}$ meters |
| La Superba | 4.2 × 10$^{11}$ meters | 4.2 × 10$^{11}$ meters |
| Pistol Star | 4.7 × 10$^{11}$ meters | 4.7 × 10$^{11}$ meters |
| R Doradus | — | 5.2 × 10$^{11}$ meters |
| S Doradus | 7.7 × 10$^{11}$ meters | 7.7 × 10$^{11}$ meters |
| Distance from Jupiter to the Sun | 7.8 × 10$^{11}$ meters | — |
| Antares | 9.7 × 10$^{11}$ meters | 9.69999999 × 10$^{11}$ meters |

### 1 terameter and beyond

| Item | Measurement given in The Scale of the Universe | Measurement given in The Scale of the Universe 2 |
| Terameter | 10$^{12}$ meters | 10$^{12}$ meters |
| V382 Carinae | 10$^{12}$ meters | — |
| V838 Monocerotis | 1.1 × 10$^{12}$ meters | — |
| Betelgeuse | 1.4 × 10$^{12}$ meters | 1.3 × 10$^{12}$ meters |
| Mu Cephei | 1.9 × 10$^{12}$ meters | 1.9 × 10$^{12}$ meters |
| KY Cygni | 2 × 10$^{12}$ meters | 2 × 10$^{12}$ meters |
| V354 Cephei | 2.1 × 10$^{12}$ meters | 2.1 × 10$^{12}$ meters |
| VV Cephei A | 2.4 × 10$^{12}$ meters | 2.4 × 10$^{12}$ meters |
| WOH G64 | 2.8 × 10$^{12}$ meters | 2.8 × 10$^{12}$ meters |
| VY Canis Majoris | 3 × 10$^{12}$ meters | 3 × 10$^{12}$ meters |
| Distance from Neptune to the Sun | — | 4.5 × 10$^{12}$ meters |
| Distance from Pluto to the Sun | 5.9 × 10$^{12}$ meters | — |
| Kuiper Belt | 1.5 × 10$^{13}$ meters | 1.5 × 10$^{13}$ meters |
| Distance from Voyager 1 to Earth | — | 1.7 × 10$^{13}$ meters |
| Homunculus Nebula | 2 × 10$^{13}$ meters | 2 × 10$^{13}$ meters |
| Light-day | — | 2.6 × 10$^{13}$ meters |
| Distance from Comet Hale-Bopp to Sun (farthest) | — | 5.5 × 10$^{13}$ meters |
| Distance from Sedna to Sun (farthest) | 1.4 × 10$^{14}$ meters | — |
| Stingray Nebula | 3 × 10$^{14}$ meters | 8 × 10$^{14}$ meters |
| Petameter | 10$^{15}$ meters | 10$^{15}$ meters |
| Distance from Proxima Centauri to Alpha Centauri A | 1.5 × 10$^{15}$ meters | 1.5 × 10$^{15}$ meters |
| Gomez's Hamburger | — | 2.5 × 10$^{15}$ meters |
| Cat's Eye Nebula | 3.5 × 10$^{15}$ meters | 2.5 × 10$^{15}$ meters |
| Hourglass Nebula | — | 3 × 10$^{15}$ meters |
| Blinking Nebula | — | 4.5 × 10$^{15}$ meters |
| Light year | 9.5 × 10$^{15}$ meters | 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Rotten Egg Nebula | — | 1 light year 1.4 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Ring Nebula | 1.3 × 10$^{16}$ meters | 2 light years 1.7 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Oort cloud | 1.5 × 10$^{15}$ meters | 2 light years 2 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Horsehead Nebula | 2 × 10$^{16}$ meters | 2 light years 2 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Ant Nebula | — | 2 light years 2 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Eskimo Nebula | — | 2 light years 2 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Boomerang Nebula | — | 2 light years 2.1 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Helix Nebula | 3 × 10$^{16}$ meters | 3 light years 3 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Parsec | — | 3 light years 3.3 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Distance from the Sun to Proxima Centauri | 4 × 10$^{16}$ meters | 4 light years 4.2 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Bubble Nebula | — | 7 light years 7 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Cone Nebula | — | 8 light years 8 × 10$^{16}$ meters |
| Pillars of Creation | 9.5 × 10$^{16}$ meters | 10 light years 10$^{17}$ meters |
| Crab Nebula | 7 × 10$^{16}$ meters | 11 light years 1.1 × 10$^{17}$ meters |
| The Spire | — | 20 light years 2 × 10$^{17}$ meters |
| Orion Nebula | 2 × 10$^{17}$ meters | 24 light years 2.4 × 10$^{17}$ meters |
| Solar System's solar neighborhood | 4 × 10$^{17}$ meters | — |
| North America Nebula | — | 40 light years 4 × 10$^{17}$ meters |
| Messier 14 | 5 × 10$^{17}$ meters | — |
| Great Nebula in Carina | — | 60 light years 6 × 10$^{17}$ meters |
| Cave Nebula | — | 70 light years 7 × 10$^{17}$ meters |
| Eagle Nebula | — | 70 light years 7 × 10$^{17}$ meters |
| Rosette Nebula | 6.5 × 10$^{17}$ meters | 100 light years 10$^{18}$ meters |
| Exameter | 10$^{18}$ meters | 10$^{18}$ meters |
| Lagoon Nebula | — | 110 light years 1.1 × 10$^{18}$ meters |
| Omega Centauri | 10$^{18}$ meters | 150 light years 1.5 × 10$^{18}$ meters |
| Messier 54 | 1.5 × 10$^{18}$ meters | 300 light years 3 × 10$^{18}$ meters |
| Barnard's Loop | — | 300 light years 3 × 10$^{18}$ meters |
| Tarantula Nebula | 5 × 10$^{18}$ meters | 600 light years 6 × 10$^{18}$ meters |
| Leo II | — | 2,000 light years 2 × 10$^{19}$ meters |
| Messier 87 relativistic jets | 5 × 10$^{19}$ meters | — |
| Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy | — | 5,000 light years 5 × 10$^{19}$ meters |
| Canes Venatici I | — | 6,500 light years 6.5 × 10$^{19}$ meters |
| Small Magellanic Cloud | 3.5 × 10$^{19}$ meters | 7,000 light years 7 × 10$^{19}$ meters |
| Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy | 10$^{19}$ meters | 10,000 light years 10$^{20}$ meters |
| Large Magellanic Cloud | 7.5 × 10$^{19}$ meters | 14,000 light years 1.4 × 10$^{20}$ meters |
| NGC 3310 | — | 22,000 light years 2.2 × 10$^{20}$ meters |
| NGC 7714 | 3.5 × 10$^{20}$ meters | — |
| Triangulum | 5 × 10$^{20}$ meters | 50,000 light years 5 × 10$^{20}$ meters |
| Sombrero Galaxy | 7 × 10$^{20}$ meters | 50,000 light years 5 × 10$^{20}$ meters |
| Black Eye Galaxy | 8.5 × 10$^{20}$ meters | — |
| Zettameter | 10$^{21}$ meters | 10$^{21}$ meters |
| Milky Way | 1.2 × 10$^{21}$ meters | 120,000 light years 1.2 × 10$^{21}$ meters |
| Andromeda | 1.5 × 10$^{21}$ meters | 150,000 light years 1.5 × 10$^{21}$ meters |
| Cartwheel Galaxy | — | 150,000 light years 1.5 × 10$^{21}$ meters |
| Pinwheel Galaxy | 1.8 × 10$^{21}$ meters | 170,000 light years 1.7 × 10$^{21}$ meters |
| Whirlpool Galaxy | — | 180,000 light years 1.8 × 10$^{21}$ meters |
| NGC 1232 | 2 × 10$^{21}$ meters | 220,000 light years 2.2 × 10$^{21}$ meters |
| Virgo A | 2.5 × 10$^{21}$ meters | 250,000 light years 2.5 × 10$^{21}$ meters |
| Tadpole Galaxy | — | 300,000 light years 3 × 10$^{21}$ meters |
| Distance Earth has traveled relative to the Sun | — | 450,000 light years 4.5 × 10$^{21}$ meters |
| NGC 4889 | 5 × 10$^{21}$ meters | 500,000 light years 5 × 10$^{21}$ meters |
| Distance to Andromeda | — | 2 million light years 2 × 10$^{22}$ meters |
| IC 1101 | 5 × 10$^{22}$ meters | 5 million light years 5 × 10$^{22}$ meters |
| Abell 2029 | — | 6 million light years 6 × 10$^{22}$ meters |
| Local Group | 4 × 10$^{22}$ meters | 10 million light years 10$^{22}$ meters |
| Fornax Cluster | — | 20 million light years 2 × 10$^{23}$ meters |
| Virgo Cluster | 1.55 × 10$^{23}$ meters | 30 million light years 3 × 10$^{23}$ meters |
| Yottameter | 10$^{24}$ meters | 10$^{24}$ meters |
| Virgo Supercluster | 1.5 × 10$^{24}$ meters | 110 million light years 1.1 × 10$^{24}$ meters |
| Distance to the Great Attractor | — | 250 million light years 2.5 × 10$^{24}$ meters |
| Eridanus Supervoid | — | 500 million light years 5 × 10$^{24}$ meters |
| Distance to the Shapley Supercluster | — | 650 million light years 6.5 × 10$^{24}$ meters |
| Pisces-Cetus Supercluster Complex | — | 1 billion light years 10$^{25}$ meters |
| Sloan Great Wall | — | 1.3 billion light years 1.3 × 10$^{25}$ meters |
| Gigaparsec | — | 3.3 billion light years 3.3 × 10$^{25}$ meters |
| Distance to the Hubble Deep Field | — | 12.7 billion light years 1.27 × 10$^{26}$ meters |
| Observable universe | 1.4 × 10$^{26}$ meters | 93.4 billion light years 9.34 × 10$^{26}$ meters |
| Estimated size of the universe | 9.3 × 10$^{26}$ meters | 160 billion light years 1.6 × 10$^{27}$ meters |