🔭 Apparent Size Calculator

Calculate how large solar system objects appear in the sky from any observation point

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Object You're Observing

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Distance Scenario

Planetary distances vary as objects orbit the Sun

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Object Diameter

Distance to Object

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Radians

Full Moon (31.1′)

Your Object

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δ = 2 × arctan(d / 2D)

δ = angular diameter (apparent size)
d = actual diameter of the object
D = distance from observer to object center