earth radius | 1 R⊕ | 2 R⊕ | 3 R⊕ | 4 R⊕ | 5 R⊕ | 6 R⊕ | 7 R⊕ | 8 R⊕ | 9 R⊕ | 10 R⊕ | 11 R⊕ | 12 R⊕ | 13 R⊕ | 14 R⊕ | 15 R⊕ | 16 R⊕ | 17 R⊕ | 18 R⊕ | 19 R⊕ | 20 R⊕ | 21 R⊕ | 22 R⊕ | 23 R⊕ | 24 R⊕ | 25 R⊕ | 26 R⊕ | 27 R⊕ | 28 R⊕ | 29 R⊕ | 30 R⊕ | 31 R⊕ | 32 R⊕ | 33 R⊕ | 34 R⊕ | 35 R⊕ | 36 R⊕ | 37 R⊕ | 38 R⊕ | 39 R⊕ | 40 R⊕ | 41 R⊕ | 42 R⊕ | 43 R⊕ | 44 R⊕ | 45 R⊕ | 46 R⊕ | 47 R⊕ | 48 R⊕ | 49 R⊕ | 50 R⊕ | 51 R⊕ | 52 R⊕ | 53 R⊕ | 54 R⊕ | 55 R⊕ | 56 R⊕ | 57 R⊕ | 58 R⊕ | 59 R⊕ | 60 R⊕ | 61 R⊕ | 62 R⊕ | 63 R⊕ | 64 R⊕ | 65 R⊕ | 66 R⊕ | 67 R⊕ | 68 R⊕ | 69 R⊕ | 70 R⊕ | 71 R⊕ | 72 R⊕ | 73 R⊕ | 74 R⊕ | 75 R⊕ | 76 R⊕ | 77 R⊕ | 78 R⊕ | 79 R⊕ | 80 R⊕ | 81 R⊕ | 82 R⊕ | 83 R⊕ | 84 R⊕ | 85 R⊕ | 86 R⊕ | 87 R⊕ | 88 R⊕ | 89 R⊕ | 90 R⊕ | 91 R⊕ | 92 R⊕ | 93 R⊕ | 94 R⊕ | 95 R⊕ | 96 R⊕ | 97 R⊕ | 98 R⊕ | 99 R⊕ | 100 R⊕ |
gigameter | 0.006371 Gm | 0.012742 Gm | 0.019113 Gm | 0.025484 Gm | 0.031855 Gm | 0.038226 Gm | 0.044597 Gm | 0.050968 Gm | 0.057339 Gm | 0.06371 Gm | 0.070081 Gm | 0.076452 Gm | 0.082823 Gm | 0.089194 Gm | 0.095565 Gm | 0.101936 Gm | 0.108307 Gm | 0.114678 Gm | 0.121049 Gm | 0.12742 Gm | 0.133791 Gm | 0.140162 Gm | 0.146533 Gm | 0.152904 Gm | 0.159275 Gm | 0.165646 Gm | 0.172017 Gm | 0.178388 Gm | 0.184759 Gm | 0.19113 Gm | 0.197501 Gm | 0.203872 Gm | 0.210243 Gm | 0.216614 Gm | 0.222985 Gm | 0.229356 Gm | 0.235727 Gm | 0.242098 Gm | 0.248469 Gm | 0.25484 Gm | 0.261211 Gm | 0.267582 Gm | 0.273953 Gm | 0.280324 Gm | 0.286695 Gm | 0.293066 Gm | 0.299437 Gm | 0.305808 Gm | 0.312179 Gm | 0.31855 Gm | 0.324921 Gm | 0.331292 Gm | 0.337663 Gm | 0.344034 Gm | 0.350405 Gm | 0.356776 Gm | 0.363147 Gm | 0.369518 Gm | 0.375889 Gm | 0.38226 Gm | 0.388631 Gm | 0.395002 Gm | 0.401373 Gm | 0.407744 Gm | 0.414115 Gm | 0.420486 Gm | 0.426857 Gm | 0.433228 Gm | 0.439599 Gm | 0.44597 Gm | 0.452341 Gm | 0.458712 Gm | 0.465083 Gm | 0.471454 Gm | 0.477825 Gm | 0.484196 Gm | 0.490567 Gm | 0.496938 Gm | 0.503309 Gm | 0.50968 Gm | 0.516051 Gm | 0.522422 Gm | 0.528793 Gm | 0.535164 Gm | 0.541535 Gm | 0.547906 Gm | 0.554277 Gm | 0.560648 Gm | 0.567019 Gm | 0.57339 Gm | 0.579761 Gm | 0.586132 Gm | 0.592503 Gm | 0.598874 Gm | 0.605245 Gm | 0.611616 Gm | 0.617987 Gm | 0.624358 Gm | 0.630729 Gm | 0.6371 Gm |
Earth radius is the distance from Earth's center to its surface, about 6,371 km (3,959 mi). This length is also used as a unit of distance, especially in astronomy and geology, where it is usually denoted by R⊕.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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earth radius | R⊕ | ≈ 6,371 km | ≈ 6,371 km | Science - Astronomy (Length) |
earth radius | gigameters | earth radius | gigameters |
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1 | ≈ 0.006371 | 4 | ≈ 0.025484 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0095565 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.0286695 |
2 | ≈ 0.012742 | 5 | ≈ 0.031855 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0159275 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.0350405 |
3 | ≈ 0.019113 | 6 | ≈ 0.038226 |
Gigameter or gigametre is equal to 1,000,000,000 meters or 106 meters (unit of length), comes from a combination of the metric prefix giga (G) and the SI unit of length meter (m). Plural name is gigameters.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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gigameter | Gm | ≡ 1×109 m | ≡ 1×109 m | Metric system SI |
gigameters | earth radius | gigameters | earth radius |
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1 | ≈ 156.96123057605 | 4 | ≈ 627.84492230419 |
1.5 | ≈ 235.44184586407 | 4.5 | ≈ 706.32553759221 |
2 | ≈ 313.9224611521 | 5 | ≈ 784.80615288024 |
2.5 | ≈ 392.40307644012 | 5.5 | ≈ 863.28676816826 |
3 | ≈ 470.88369172814 | 6 | ≈ 941.76738345629 |
earth radius | gigameters |
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1 | ≈ 0.006371 |
156.9612306 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |