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Orders of magnitude (mass)
Introduction
Template:Orders of magnitude
To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various mass levels between 10−36 kg and 1053 kg.
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 10−36 | 1.783Template:E kg | One eV/c², the mass equivalent of one electronvolt of energy. |
| 3.6Template:E kg | Electron neutrino, upper limit on mass (2 eV/c²) | |
| 10−35 |  |  |
| 10−34 |  |  |
| 10−33 |  |  |
| 10−32 |  |  |
| 10−31 | 9.1Template:E kg | Electron (511 keV/c²), the lightest elementary particle with a measured nonzero rest mass. |
| 10−30 |  |  |
| 10−29 |  |  |
| 10−28 | 1.9Template:E kg | Muon (106 MeV/c²) |
| 10−27 yoctogram (yg) |
1.661Template:E kg | Atomic mass unit (u) or dalton (Da) |
| 1.673Template:E kg | Proton (938.3 MeV/c²) | |
| 1.674Template:E kg | Hydrogen atom, the lightest atom | |
| 1.675Template:E kg | Neutron (939.6 MeV/c²) | |
| 10−26 | 1.15Template:E kg | Lithium atom (6.941 u) |
| 2.99Template:E kg | Water molecule (18.015 u) | |
| 7.95Template:E kg | Titanium atom (47.867 u) | |
| 10−25 | 1.79Template:E kg | Silver atom (107.8682 u) |
| 1.6Template:E kg | Z boson (91.2 GeV/c²) | |
| 3.1Template:E kg | Top quark (173 GeV/c²), the heaviest known elementary particle | |
| 3.2Template:E kg | Caffeine molecule (194 u) | |
| 3.45Template:E kg | Lead-208 atom, the heaviest stable isotope known |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 10−24 zeptogram (zg) |
 |  |
| 10−23 |  |  |
| 10−22 | 1.1Template:E kg | Haemoglobin A molecule in blood |
| 10−21 attogram (ag) |
 |  |
| 10−20 | 10−20 kg | A small virus |
| 10−19 |  |  |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 10−18 femtogram (fg) |
 |  |
| 10−17 | 1.1Template:E kg | Mass equivalent of one joule |
| 4.6Template:E kg | Mass equivalent of a calorie | |
| 10−16 | 7Template:E kg | Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterium |
| 10−15 picogram (pg) |
 |  |
| 10−14 |  |  |
| 10−13 |  |  |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 10−12 nanogram (ng) |
10−12 kg | Average human cell (1 nanogram) |
| 10−11 |  |  |
| 10−10 | 3.5Template:E kg | Small grain of sand (0.063 mm diameter, 350 nanograms) |
| 10−9 microgram (µg) |
2Template:E kg | Uncertainty in the mass of the prototype kilogram (2 micrograms) |
| 10−8 | 2.2Template:E kg | Planck mass |
| 10−7 |  |  |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 10−6 milligram (mg) |
1–2Template:E kg | Typical mass of a mosquito (1–2 milligrams) |
| 10−5 centigram (cg) |
1.1Template:E kg | Large grain of sand (2 mm diameter, 11 milligrams) |
| 10−4 decigram (dg) |
1.5Template:E kg | Typical amount of caffeine in one cup of coffee (150 milligrams) |
| 2Template:E kg | Metric carat (200 milligrams) | |
| 10−3 gram (g) |
10−3 kg | One cubic centimeter of water (1 gram) |
| 8Template:E kg | Typical coins: euro (7.5 grams) and U.S. dollar (8.1 grams) | |
| 10−2 decagram (dag) |
1.2–4Template:E kg | Adult mouse (Mus musculus, 12–40 grams) |
| 2.4Template:E kg | Amount of ethanol in one drink (24 grams) | |
| 2.8Template:E kg | Ounce (avoirdupois) (28.35 grams) | |
| 10−1 hectogram  (hg) |
0.15 kg | Human kidney (150 grams) |
| 0.454 kg | Pound (avoirdupois) (454 grams) |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1 kg kilogram (kg) |
1 kg | One litre of water, approx. |
| 3 kg | Newborn human baby | |
| 4.0 kg | Women’s shotput | |
| 5–7 kg | Housecat | |
| 7.26 kg | Men’s shotput | |
| 101 | 10–30 kg | A CRT computer monitor or television set |
| 15–20 kg | Medium-sized dog | |
| 70 kg | Adult human; large dog | |
| 102 | 180–250 kg | Mature lion, female (180 kg) and male (250 kg) |
| 700 kg | Dairy cow | |
| 907.18474 kg | 1 short ton (2000 pounds – U.S.) | |
| 103 megagram (Mg) |
1000 kg | Metric ton/tonne; one cubic metre of water |
| 1016.0469088 kg | Ton (British) / 1 long ton (2240 pounds – U.S.) | |
| 800–1600 kg | Typical passenger automobiles | |
| 3000–7000 kg | Adult elephant | |
| 5000 kg | A teaspoon (5 ml) of white dwarf material (5 tonne) | |
| 104 | 1.1Template:E kg | Hubble Space Telescope (11 tonnes) |
| 1.2Template:E kg | Largest elephant on record (12 tonnes) | |
| 1.4Template:E kg | Big Ben (Bell) (14 tonnes) | |
| 6.0Template:E kg | Largest Meteorite, Hoba West Meteorite (60 tonnes) | |
| 8–10Template:E kg | Largest known dinosaur, the Argentinosaurus (80–100 tonnes) | |
| 105 | 1.8×105 kg | Largest animal, the blue whale (180 tonnes) |
| 1.87Template:E kg | International Space Station (187 tonnes) | |
| 6Template:E kg | Antonov An-225 (the world’s heaviest aircraft) maximum take-off mass (600 tonnes); payload: 250 tonnes |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 106 gigagram (Gg) |
1.25Template:E kg | Trunk of the Giant Sequoia tree named General Sherman (1250 tonnes) |
| 1.5Template:E kg | Individual gate of the Thames Barrier | |
| 2.041Template:E kg | Launch mass of the Space Shuttle (2041 tonnes) | |
| 6Template:E kg | Largest clonal colony, the quaking aspen named Pando (6000 tonnes) | |
| 107 | 1.1Template:E kg | Annual production of Darjeeling tea (11,000 tonnes) |
| 2.6Template:E kg | RMS Titanic (26,000 tonnes) | |
| 9.97Template:E kg | Heaviest train ever (99,700 tonnes): Australia’s BHP Iron Ore, 2001 record | |
| 108 | 6.5Template:E kg | Largest ship, Knock Nevis, when fully loaded (650,000 tonnes) |
| 109 teragram (Tg) |
4.3Template:E kg | Amount of matter converted into energy by the Sun each second |
| 6Template:E kg | Great Pyramid of Giza | |
1010
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6Template:E kg | Amount of concrete in the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest concrete structure |
| 1011 | 2Template:E kg | Amount of water stored in London storage reservoirs (0.2 km³) |
| 3Template:E kg | Total mass of the human world population | |
| 1–8Template:E kg | Total biomass of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, thought to be the most plentiful creature on the planet |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1012 petagram (Pg) |
3.91Template:E kg | World oil production in 2001 |
| 5.5Template:E kg | A teaspoon (5 ml) of neutron star material (5000 million tonne) | |
| 1013 | Â | Â |
| 1014 | 2–3Template:E kg | Amount of rock that exploded in the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption in 1815 |
| 1015 exagram (Eg) |
1Template:E kg | Estimated total world coal reserves economically accessible using current mining technology |
| 1016 | 1Template:E kg | 951 Gaspra, the first asteroid ever to be closely approached by a spacecraft |
| 1017 | 1.6Template:E kg | Prometheus (moon), a shepherd satellite for the inner edge of Saturn’s F Ring. |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1018 zettagram (Zg) |
5Template:E kg | Earth’s atmosphere |
| 5.7Template:E kg | Hyperion, a moon of Saturn | |
| 1019 | 3Template:E kg | 3 Juno, the fifth largest asteroid in the main Asteroid Belt |
| 1020 | 8.7Template:E kg | Ceres, the largest asteroid in the main Asteroid Belt (now officially a dwarf planet) |
| 1021 yottagram (Yg) |
1.35Template:E kg | Earth’s oceans |
| 1.6Template:E kg | Charon, the moon of Pluto | |
| 2.3Template:E kg | Total mass of the Asteroid Belt | |
| 1022 | 1.3Template:E kg | Pluto |
| 1.5Template:E kg | Triton, largest moon of Neptune | |
| 7.35Template:E kg | Earth’s Moon | |
| 1023 | 1.3Template:E kg | Titan, largest moon of Saturn |
| 1.5Template:E kg | Ganymede, largest moon of Jupiter | |
| 3.2Template:E kg | Mercury | |
| 6.4Template:E kg | Mars |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1024 | 4.9Template:E kg | Venus |
| 6.0Template:E kg | The Earth | |
| 1025 | 3.0Template:E kg | Lowest estimate of the mass of the Oort cloud |
| 8.7Template:E kg | Uranus | |
| 1026 | 1.0Template:E kg | Neptune |
| 5.7Template:E kg | Saturn | |
| 6.0Template:E kg | Highest estimate of the mass of the Oort cloud | |
| 1027 | 1.9Template:E kg | Jupiter |
| 1028 | 1–17Template:E kg | Brown dwarf stars |
| 1029 | 3.4Template:E kg | Barnard’s Star, a near red dwarf star |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1030 | 2Template:E kg | Sun; one solar mass |
| 2.9Template:E kg | Chandrasekhar limit (1.44 solar masses) | |
| 1031 | 4Template:E kg | Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star |
| 1032 | Â | Â |
| 1033 | Â | Â |
| 1034 | Â | Â |
| 1035 | Â | Â |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1036 | 7.4Template:E kg | The supermassive black hole at the center of our Galaxy, associated with the radio source Sagittarius A* |
| 1037 | Â | Â |
| 1038 | Â | Typical mass of a globular cluster |
| 1039 | Â | Â |
| 1040 | 3.6Template:E kg | Mass of OJ287, the largest measured supermassive black hole |
| 1041 | 3.6Template:E kg | Visible mass of the Milky Way galaxy |
| Factor (kg) | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1042 | 2Template:E kg | Total mass of the Milky Way galaxy |
| 1043 | Â | Â |
| 1044 | Â | Â |
| 1045 | Â | Â |
| 1046 | 2Template:E kg | Virgo Supercluster |
| 1047 | Â | Â |
| 1048 | Â | Â |
| 1049 | Â | Â |
| 1050 | Â | Â |
| 1051 | Â | Â |
| 1052 | 3Template:E kg | Mass of the observable universe |
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