Orders of magnitude (mass)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 | 1.8x105 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

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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

| 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

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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 |  |
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

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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

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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

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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 |  |
1033 |  |
1034 |  |
1035 |  |
Factor (kg)  | Value  | Item

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1036 | 7.4Template:E kg  | The supermassive black hole at the center of our Galaxy, associated with the radio source Sagittarius A*
1037 |  |
1038 |  | Typical mass of a globular cluster
1039 |  |
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

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1042 | 2Template:E kg  | Total mass of the Milky Way galaxy
1043 |  |
1044 |  |
1045 |  |
1046 | 2Template:E kg  | Virgo Supercluster
1047 |  |
1048 |  |
1049 |  |
1050 |  |
1051 |  |
1052 | 3Template:E kg  | Mass of the observable universe

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