How does the size of the sun compare to earth?

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Don Mac
Mar 7, 2016

The diameter of the sun is about 109 times the Earth's diameter.

Explanation:

The Earth is really small compared to the sun. See pic.

![http://www.windows2universe.org/sun/sun_size_distance.html image source here](useruploads.socratic.org)

But our sun is dwarfed by some of the really big stars - see pic below.

![https://mostodd.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/will-the-earth-get-a-second-sun/46-betelgeuse-vs-sun/](useruploads.socratic.org)

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