To help compare different orders of magnitudes this page lists volumes between one thousand cubic gigametre and ten thousand cubic terametre (1030 to 1040 cubic metres). See also volumes or capacities of other orders of magnitude.
- Volumes smaller than 1 nonillion (a million5) cubic metres
equals
1 nonillion m³ (1 quintillion km³ in long scale terminology, one million5 cubic metres)
1 sextillion km³ (1 trilliard km³ in long scale terminology, one thousand million3 cubic kilometres)
1 trillion Mm³ (1 billion Mm³ in long scale terminology, one million2 cubic megametres)
1,000 Gm³ (one thousand cubic gigametres)
equals
10 nonillion m³ (10 quintillion km³ in long scale terminology, ten million5 cubic metres)
10 sextillion km³ (10 trilliard km³ in long scale terminology, ten thousand million3 cubic kilometres)
10 trillion Mm³ (10 billion Mm³ in long scale terminology, ten million2 cubic megametres)
10,000 Gm³ (ten thousand cubic gigametres)
equals
100 nonillion m³ (100 quintillion km³ in long scale terminology, one hundred million5 cubic metres)
100 sextillion km³ (100 trilliard km³ in long scale terminology, one hundred thousand million3 cubic kilometres)
100 trillion Mm³ (100 billion Mm³ in long scale terminology, one hundred million2 cubic megametres)
100,000 Gm³ (one hundred thousand cubic gigametres)
1 E+33 m³ and larger
equals
1 decillion m³ (1,000 quintillion km³ in long scale terminology, one thousand million5 cubic metres)
1 septillion km³ (1 quadrillion km³ in long scale terminology, one million4 cubic kilometres)
1 quadrillion Mm³ (1 billiard Mm³ in long scale terminology, one thousand million2 cubic megametres)
1 million Gm³ (one million cubic gigametres)
- 1.4 * 1033m³ = volume of Gamma Crucis, a red giant in Crux[4]
equals
10 decillion m³ (10,000 quintillion km³ in long scale terminology, ten thousand million5 cubic metres)
10 septillion km³ (10 quadrillion km³ in long scale terminology, ten million4 cubic kilometres)
10 quadrillion Mm³ (10 billiard Mm³ in long scale terminology, ten thousand million2 cubic megametres)
10 million Gm³ (ten million cubic gigametres)
- ~1 * 1034m³ = volume of Deneb, a white supergiant in Cygnus[5]
- 6.4 * 1034m³ = volume of Eta Carinae, a white supergiant in Cygnus[6]
equals
100 decillion m³ (100,000 quintillion km³ in long scale terminology, one hundred thousand million5 cubic metres)
100 septillion km³ (100 quadrillion km³ in long scale terminology, one hundred million4 cubic kilometres)
100 quadrillion Mm³ (100 billiard Mm³ in long scale terminology, one hundred thousand million2 cubic megametres)
100 million Gm³ (one hundred million cubic gigametres)
- 1.3 × 1035 = estimated volume of Antares[7]
- 1.5 × 1035 = volume of S Orionis, a Mira variable in Orion[8]
1 E+36 m³ and larger
equals
1 undecillion m³ (1 sextillion km³ in long scale terminology, one million6 cubic metres)
1 octillion km³ (1,000 quadrillion km³ in long scale terminology, one thousand million4 cubic kilometres)
1 quintillion Mm³ (1 trillion Mm³ in long scale terminology, one million3 cubic megametres)
1 billion Gm³ (one milliard Gm3 in long scale terminology, one thousand million cubic gigametres)
1 Tm³ (one cubic terametre)
- 4 × 1036 = possible volume of Mu Cephei (estimates vary)
- 8 × 1036 = estimated volume of VY Canis Majoris, a red hypergiant star[9]
equals
10 undecillion m³ (10 sextillion km³ in long scale terminology, ten million6 cubic metres)
10 octillion km³ (10,000 quadrillion km³ in long scale terminology, ten thousand million4 cubic kilometres)
10 quintillion Mm³ (10 trillion Mm³ in long scale terminology, ten million3 cubic megametres)
10 billion Gm³ (ten milliard Gm3 in long scale terminology, ten thousand million cubic gigametres)
10 Tm³ (ten cubic terametres)
equals
100 undecillion m³ (100 sextillion km³ in long scale terminology, one hundred million6 cubic metres)
100 octillion km³ (100,000 quadrillion km³ in long scale terminology, one hundred thousand million4 cubic kilometres)
100 quintillion Mm³ (100 trillion Mm³ in long scale terminology, one hundred million3 cubic megametres)
100 billion Gm³ (one hundred milliard Gm3 in long scale terminology, one hundred thousand million cubic gigametres)
100 Tm³ (one hundred cubic terametres)
- 3.9 × 1038 = 390 undecillion m³ = volume of a sphere which would enclose the orbit of Neptune
1 E+39 m³ and larger
equals
1 duodecillion m³ (1,000 sextillion km³ in long scale terminology, one thousand million6 cubic metres)
1 nonillion km³ (1 quintillion km³ in long scale terminology, one million5 cubic kilometres)
1 sextillion Mm³ (1 trilliard Mm³ in long scale terminology, one thousand million3 cubic megametres)
1 trillion Gm³ (one billion Gm3 in long scale terminology, one million2 cubic gigametres)
1,000 Tm³ (one thousand cubic terametres)
- 6 × 1039 = possible volume of the Heliosphere inside the Termination shock
- Volumes larger than or equal to 10 duodecillion (ten thousand million6) cubic metres
Notes
- ^ Jim Kaler. Alcyone. Retrieved 2008-11-18 "radius nearly 10 solar"
- ^ Angular diameters of stars from the Mark III optical interferometer., MOZURKEWICH D.; ARMSTRONG J.T.; HINDSLEY R.B.; QUIRRENBACH A.; HUMMEL C.A.; HUTTER D.J.; JOHNSTON K.J.; HAJIAN A.R.; ELIAS II N.M.; BUSCHER D.F.; SIMON R.S., Astron. J., 126, 2502-2520 (2003)
- ^ its radius is 70 times the Sun's
- ^ its radius is 113 times the Sun's
- ^ its radius is estimated to be 200 to 300 times the Sun's
- ^ its radius is estimated to be 200 to 300 times the Sun's
- ^ VizeR page for Antares. "5.1e+02 solRad". Retrieved 2009-11-18
- ^ VizeR page for S Orionis. "5.3e+02 solRad". Retrieved 2009-11-18
- ^ VY Canis Majoris: The Astrophysical Basis of Its Luminosity. Page 3. "1800 to 2100 R⊙". Retrieved 2009-11-18
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