All things · Between the Stars
Distance to nearest star: how big is it?
Distance to nearest star is about 4.24 light-years. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 4,460 Solar Systems (to Neptune).
- Size
- 4.24 light-years
- In metres
- 4.01 × 10¹⁶ m
- Everyday comparison
- ≈ 4,460 Solar Systems (to Neptune)
- Chapter
- Between the Stars
Did you know?
Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, is 4.24 light-years away.
How it compares
- About 4.2× bigger than One light-year (1 light-years).
- About 5.7× smaller than Orion Nebula (24 light-years).
Other things of a similar size
- Neptune's orbit 9 billion km
- One light-year 1 light-years
- Orion Nebula 24 light-years
- Omega Centauri 150 light-years
- Large Magellanic Cloud 31,700 light-years
- Milky Way 100,000 light-years
Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.