Orders of magnitude (energy)


This list compares various energies in joules, organized by order of magnitude.

Below 1 J

1 to 105 J

106 to 1011 J

1012 to 1017 J

1018 to 1023 J

Over 1023 J

1024Yotta- 5.5×1024JTotal energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each year
1025 6×1025JUpper limit of energy released by a solar flare
1026 --
1026 3.8×1026JTotal energy output of the Sun each second
1027 1×1027JEstimate of the energy released by the impact that created the Caloris basin on Mercury
1028 3.8×1028JKinetic energy of the Moon in its orbit around the Earth
1029 2.1×1029JRotational energy of the Earth
1030 1.8×1030JGravitational binding energy of Mercury
1031 3.3×1031JTotal energy output of the Sun each day
1032 2×1032JGravitational binding energy of the Earth
1033 2.7×1033JEarth's kinetic energy in its orbit
1034 1.2×1034JTotal energy output of the Sun each year
1039 6.6×1039JTheoretical total mass-energy of the Moon
1041 2.276×1041JGravitational binding energy of the Sun
1041 5.4×1041JTheoretical total mass-energy of the Earth
1043 5×1043JTotal energy of all gamma rays in a typical gamma-ray burst
1044 1–2×1044JEstimated energy released in a supernova, sometimes referred to as a foe
1044 Approximate lifetime energy output of the Sun.
1045 Brightest observed hypernova ASASSN-15lh
1045 few times×1045JBeaming-corrected 'True' total energy of hyper-energetic gamma-ray burst
1046 1×1046JEstimated energy released in a hypernova
1047 1.8×1047JTheoretical total mass-energy of the Sun
1047 5.4×1047JMass-energy emitted as gravitational waves during the merger of two black holes, originally about 30 Solar masses each, as observed by LIGO
1047 8.6×1047JMass-energy emitted as gravitational waves during the largest black hole merger yet observed, originally about 42 solar masses each.
1047 8.8×1047JGRB 080916C – the most powerful Gamma-Ray Burst ever recorded – total 'apparent'/isotropic energy output estimated at 8.8 × 1047 joules, or 4.9 times the sun's mass turned to energy.
1053 6×1053JTotal mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the RBS 797
1054 3×1054JTotal mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the Hercules A
1055 1055JTotal mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the MS 0735.6+7421
1058 4×1058JVisible mass-energy in our galaxy, the Milky Way
1059 1×1059JTotal mass-energy of our galaxy, the Milky Way, including dark matter and dark energy
1062 1–2×1062JTotal mass-energy of the Virgo Supercluster including dark matter, the Supercluster which contains the Milky Way
10694×1069JEstimated total mass-energy of the observable universe

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