How fast is the Sun moving past nearby stars?
72,000 km/hAbout 44,700 mph · Orbit
About 20 km a second.
That's about 1,300 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
☀️72,000 km/h
🚀the X-15
By speed: the Sun among the stars is about 9.9× faster than the X-15.
Things about as fast
- How fast was New Horizons at launch?58,500 km/h
- How fast is Voyager 1?61,500 km/h
- How fast does Io orbit Jupiter?62,280 km/h
- How fast was the Chelyabinsk meteor?68,400 km/h
- What is Uranus's escape velocity?76,680 km/h
- What is Neptune's escape velocity?84,600 km/h
- How fast does Mars orbit the Sun?86,652 km/h
- How fast was 'Oumuamua?93,600 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].