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], ], the ] (centre), underneath their darker mirror images <span style="white-space:nowrap;">(artist's interpretation),</span> and <span style="white-space:nowrap;">],</span> to scale.]] | |||
To help compare different distances this page lists lengths starting at 10<sup>9</sup> ]s (1 ] (Gm) or 1 million ]s). | |||
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* 1.4 Gm — Diameter of ]<ref></ref> | |||
* 1.5 Gm — ''(proposed) Expected orbit from Earth of the ]'' | |||
* 2.19 Gm — Closest approach of ] to ], happened on 1 July 1770; closest ] approach on record | |||
* 3 Gm — Total length of "wiring" in the human brain.<ref>Neuroscience: The Science of the Brain p.44</ref> | |||
* 4.2 Gm — Diameter of ] | |||
* 5.0 Gm — Closest approach of ] to Earth, happened on 10 April 837 | |||
* ''5.0 Gm — (proposed) Size of the arms of the giant triangle shaped Michelson interferometer of the ] (LISA) planned to start observations in or around 2015.'' | |||
* 7.9 Gm — Diameter of ] | |||
* 9.0 Gm — Estimated diameter of the ] of ], the ] in the center of the ] galaxy | |||
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