RANK

OBJECT

DISTANCE

1

Universe at 1035 seconds old

1 octillion °C

2

Collision of lead ions in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland

5.5 trillion °C

3

Universe at 104 seconds old

1 trillion °C

4

Inside a newly formed Neutron Star

99.99 billion °C

5

Universe at 100 seconds old

1 billion °C

6

Supernova

55 million °C

7

Sun’s Core

15 million °C

8

Inside a Nuclear Explosion

(initial x-ray blast)

10 million °C

9

Sun’s Outer Atmosphere (corona)

1 milion °C

10

Eta Carinae Stellar System (pre-supernova star)

36,926 °C

11

Jupiter’s Core

24,000 °C

12

Inside a Nuclear Explosion

(energy re-radiated from the atmosphere)

10,000 °C

13

Surface of Sirius (Dog Star)

9,500 °C

14

Surface of Polaris (North Star)

6,627 °C

15

Earth’s Core

6,000 °C

16

Surface of the Sun (photosphere)

5,500 °C

17

Inside a Chemical Bomb

5,000 °C