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astronomical unit | 0.1202393 AU | 0.2404787 AU | 0.3607180 AU | 0.4809573 AU | 0.6011966 AU | 0.7214360 AU | 0.8416753 AU | 0.9619146 AU | 1.0821540 AU | 1.2023933 AU | 1.3226326 AU | 1.4428719 AU | 1.5631113 AU | 1.6833506 AU | 1.8035899 AU | 1.9238293 AU | 2.0440686 AU | 2.1643079 AU | 2.2845472 AU | 2.4047866 AU | 2.5250259 AU | 2.6452652 AU | 2.7655045 AU | 2.8857439 AU | 3.0059832 AU | 3.1262225 AU | 3.2464619 AU | 3.3667012 AU | 3.4869405 AU | 3.6071798 AU | 3.7274192 AU | 3.8476585 AU | 3.9678978 AU | 4.0881372 AU | 4.2083765 AU | 4.3286158 AU | 4.4488551 AU | 4.5690945 AU | 4.6893338 AU | 4.8095731 AU | 4.9298125 AU | 5.0500518 AU | 5.1702911 AU | 5.2905304 AU | 5.4107698 AU | 5.5310091 AU | 5.6512484 AU | 5.7714878 AU | 5.8917271 AU | 6.0119664 AU | 6.1322057 AU | 6.2524451 AU | 6.3726844 AU | 6.4929237 AU | 6.6131631 AU | 6.7334024 AU | 6.8536417 AU | 6.9738810 AU | 7.0941204 AU | 7.2143597 AU | 7.3345990 AU | 7.4548384 AU | 7.5750777 AU | 7.6953170 AU | 7.8155563 AU | 7.9357957 AU | 8.0560350 AU | 8.1762743 AU | 8.2965136 AU | 8.4167530 AU | 8.5369923 AU | 8.6572316 AU | 8.7774710 AU | 8.8977103 AU | 9.0179496 AU | 9.1381889 AU | 9.2584283 AU | 9.3786676 AU | 9.4989069 AU | 9.6191463 AU | 9.7393856 AU | 9.8596249 AU | 9.9798642 AU | 10.1001036 AU | 10.2203429 AU | 10.3405822 AU | 10.4608216 AU | 10.5810609 AU | 10.7013002 AU | 10.8215395 AU | 10.9417789 AU | 11.0620182 AU | 11.1822575 AU | 11.3024969 AU | 11.4227362 AU | 11.5429755 AU | 11.6632148 AU | 11.7834542 AU | 11.9036935 AU | 12.0239328 AU |
The light-minute is a unit of length useful in astronomy, telecommunications and relativistic physics. It is defined as the distance that light travels in free space in oneminute, and is equal to exactly 1.798754748×1010 metres.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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light-minute | ≡ 60 light-seconds | ≡ 1.798754748×1010 m | Science - Astronomy (Length) |
light-minutes | astronomical units | light-minutes | astronomical units |
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1 | ≡ 0.120239328246 | 4 | ≡ 0.480957312984 |
1.5 | ≡ 0.180358992369 | 4.5 | ≡ 0.541076977107 |
2 | ≡ 0.240478656492 | 5 | ≡ 0.60119664123 |
2.5 | ≡ 0.300598320615 | 5.5 | ≡ 0.661316305353 |
3 | ≡ 0.360717984738 | 6 | ≡ 0.721435969476 |
The astronomical unit (symbol: au or ua) is a unit of length, roughly the distance from Earth to the Sun. However, that distance varies as Earth orbits the Sun, from a maximum (aphelion) to a minimum (perihelion) and back again once a year. Originally conceived as the average of Earth's aphelion and perihelion, it is now defined as exactly 149 597 870 700 metres (about 150 million kilometres, or 93 million miles). The astronomical unit is used primarily as a convenient yardstick for measuring distances within the Solar System or around other stars. However, it is also a fundamental component in the definition of another unit of astronomical length, the parsec.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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astronomical unit | AU | ≡ 149 597 870 700 m ≈ Distance from Earth to Sun | ≡ 149 597 870 700 m | Science - Astronomy (Length) |
astronomical units | light-minutes | astronomical units | light-minutes |
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1 | ≡ 8.3167463972693 | 4 | ≡ 33.266985589077 |
1.5 | ≡ 12.475119595904 | 4.5 | ≡ 37.425358787712 |
2 | ≡ 16.633492794539 | 5 | ≡ 41.583731986346 |
2.5 | ≡ 20.791865993173 | 5.5 | ≡ 45.742105184981 |
3 | ≡ 24.950239191808 | 6 | ≡ 49.900478383616 |
light-minutes | astronomical units |
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1 | ≡ 0.1202393 |
8.3167464 | ≡ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |